Kanpur:
Eight persons, including five doctors, were on Saturday arrested for allegedly conducting sex determination tests on pregnant women and agreeing to abort the female foetuses.
Five doctors from various hospitals in Kanpur, two nurses and one ward boy were arrested following raids conducted by the police, SSP Yashasvi Yadav said. Seven ultrasound centres were also sealed.
"The arrests were made following a sting operation by an NGO which was shown to District Magistrate M P Aggarwal who ordered the arrests. "They went to seven hospitals and all of them agreed for the test and abortion if desired," Mr Yadav said.
In the video clip the doctors were seen asking Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 for the sex determination test, he said, adding that a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act has been registered against the accused.
Mr Yadav added that district and health authorities has started the proceedings to get their sonography and hospital licences cancelled.
Medical Council of India is also being informed so that it can take the required action against the accused, he said.