India, May 10 -- In a major crackdown on an illegal sex determination racket, the police have arrested Dr Ravindra Kute, the former president of the Indian Medical Association's Maharashtra chapter, for his alleged involvement in performing illegal abortions and tests, an official said on Saturday.

The arrest follows a probe into a racket that allegedly spans Ahilyanagar and Pune, involving a network of agents and doctors violating the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, he said. Dr Kute was arrested in Rahata on Wednesday and has been remanded in police custody, the official said.

A probe revealed that he allegedly performed illegal abortions on several women, he said. The official said that the police have...