Hyderabad, June 13 -- Police have busted an alleged illegal sex determination racket operating in Vanasthalipuram in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district following a decoy operation conducted at a private hospital.

Police conduct decoy operation

According to police, the operation was carried out at Hayagreeva Hospital after receiving information about illegal prenatal sex determination tests. As part of the decoy operation, a woman constable in plain clothes was sent to the hospital to inquire about such tests.

Police said the hospital's director and a receptionist allegedly assured her that the test could be arranged. She was subsequently referred to a laboratory technician at a clinic in Tukkuguda.

Based on the information gathered, pol...