Sex-determination racket busted, 7 held
Rohtak, May 29 -- The Rohtak district administration and health department arrested seven people for operating an alleged inter-state sex determination racket from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district, officials said on Thursday. They said that Rs.1.33 lakh in cash was also recovered from the accused, which was allegedly collected for the operation.
According to the officials, the raid was carried out by the PC-PNDT team of the Rohtak health department at Sateda village in Amroha on Wednesday after receiving information about illegal prenatal sex determination tests being conducted on pregnant women from Rohtak and nearby Haryana districts in exchange for money.
Deputy commissioner Sachin Gupta said the accused were caught red-handed at a house in the village. Officials recovered a portable ultrasound machine and cash allegedly collected for conducting the tests. Officials said 13 persons have been booked, while seven accused were arrested on the spot, and six others were named in the FIR based on evidence and statements collected during the investigation. Authorities said all the arrested accused have been booked under relevant provisions of the PC-PNDT Act and further investigation is underway. HTC...
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