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Five held for conducting illegal sex determination tests

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Five people, four of them women and the fifth a doctor, were arrested for conducting illegal pre-natal sex determination tests in Muzaffarnagar, a health department official said today.

The arrests were made following a raid by health department officials at a house in the city last evening, Additional Chief Medical Officer S K Aggarwal told reporters.

He said a case has been filed with the police and the centre has been sealed.

Investigation revealed that the centre charged between Rs 10,000-15,000 per case.

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First Published: Nov 13 2017 | 10:22 AM IST

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