Story highlights
- Illegal sex determination racket busted in Hyderabad...
- Police busted an illegal sex determination racket in the city's LB Nagar area.
- Police conducted a decoy operation on a private hospital in Vanasthalipuram.
Illegal sex determination racket busted in Hyderabad… Police busted an illegal sex determination racket in the city’s LB Nagar area. Police conducted a decoy operation on a private hospital in Vanasthalipuram. Three people, including the hospital director Korra Raju, were arrested. A female police officer was sent as a decoy and evidence was collected. The hospital staff promised to conduct sex determination tests. The accused referred the pregnant women to a clinic in Thukkuguda. Police caught lab technician Vijay Kumar, who was conducting sex determination tests at the clinic. Police also arrested receptionist Lokesh. A case has been registered against the three under the PCPNDT Act. Police said that revealing the sex of the unborn baby is a crime under the law. They warned that strict action will be taken if illegal sex determinations are carried out. The Vanasthalipuram police, which registered a case in this regard, has taken up the investigation.
