Doctor Couple Arrested For Conducting Sex Determination Tests

Hyderabad: Police arrested a doctor couple for conducting prenatal sex determination tests. Dr Chanda Vijaya Kumar, 34, and his wife Dr Chanda Swathi, 33, were allegedly conducting prenatal sex determination tests. They were practicing medicine in Medipally. They were held for conducting sex determination tests on pregnant women at a private clinic.

Later it came to the police knowledge after questioning the couple that they have been running the diagnostic centre with out permission. Police received information that doctors at Venkateshwara Diagnostic centre in Budha Nagar in Peerzadiguda, were conducting prenatal sex determination test on pregnant women. The police conducted a sting operation with the help of a woman police constable from SHE team squad.

A scanning machine, Rs 6,000 cash and two mobile phones were seized from the clinic.The couple were booked under Sections 420 and 406 of IPC, and Section 23 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act and were presented before the III Metropolitan Magistrate court for judicial remand,” said Medipally inspector B. Anji Reddy

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