Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- Seven fertility centres in Telangana were served show-cause notices on Tuesday, November 10, as part of the ongoing statewide inspection against baby-selling rackets.

The checks are being carried out at assisted reproductive technology (ART) centres. The state health department has identified 44 ART centres across Telangana and checked 27 so far. As many as 13 gross violations were found in the seven hospitals, and 31 women were found as possible egg donors.

Following a series of exposes on illegal baby-selling rackets, egg donation, and IVF scams across the state, Health Minister Damodar Raja Narsimha has ordered a probe into the role of doctors, IVF centres and intermediaries, including how the women were approac...