Hisar: In a shocking incident, a doctor was among four people arrested in connection with an illegal sex determination test allegedly conducted at a private clinic in Hisar town late Thursday night. The arrested individuals include the clinic owner, his employee, and the doctor. According to the news reports, the accused were produced before a local court on Friday. The court remanded the clinic owner to two days of police custody, while the remaining accused were sent to judicial remand. Before his court appearance, the doctor reportedly complained of health issues, including anxiety and dizziness, and was admitted to a hospital, where doctors found his blood pressure to be low.Also Read:3 arrested for running illegal sex determination racket in Tamil NaduThe raid was conducted following a tip-off regarding illegal sex determination activities at a clinic in Azad Nagar. Acting on the information, health department officials sent a decoy customer carrying Rs 35,000 in marked currency notes to the clinic. While the full amount could not be recovered, Rs 10,000 collected from another pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound at the time of the raid was seized.The raid was led by PNDT Nodal Officers Dr Anamika Bishnoi and Dr Prolin Garg, along with the Medical Officer from PHC Agroha and Ajay Kumar, District Empowered Officer (PNDT). An informer accompanied the decoy customer, handing over the agreed sum to the clinic owner before being directed to a room on the first floor.
Soon after, the health department team raided the clinic. On noticing the officials, the clinic owner allegedly alerted his staff and attempted to flee. During the search, the team found two women and a man in a room on the first floor.
Speaking to Tribune India, sources said a laptop-like portable ultrasound machine and its charger were recovered from the room. No Form-F had been filled out for the ultrasound of the pregnant woman.
Further searches led to the recovery of six medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits and nearly 20 types of allopathic medicines, including narcotic drugs prohibited for sale without prescription under the NDPS Act.Also Read:Ayodhya fake doctor arrested again in illegal sex determination racketDr Anamika Bishnoi said the doctor’s medical licence was already suspended by the Haryana Medical Council on Nov 6, 2023, barring him from examining patients or conducting ultrasounds. She said details regarding the name and model of the ultrasound machine were missing and were being inquired into. The unidentified person who supplied the machine was also named as an accused in the FIR, reports TOI.
