Illegal sex determination racket busted at Gurugram hospital

The ultrasound machine at the hospital was subsequently sealed.An FIR has been registered against radiologist Dr. Manjeet Kumar under relevant sections of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, 1994, a senior health department official said.

Acting on the instructions of Haryana Health Minister Aarti Rao and Chief Secretary Dr. Sumita Mishra, the health department busted an alleged illegal sex determination operation at Aayu Hospital on Khandsa Road here, officials said on Thursday.

During the operation, a radiologist of the hospital was allegedly caught red-handed and the ultrasound machine was sealed. An FIR was registered against the radiologist at Sector 37 police station, they said.

According to an official statement, a team constituted by the Civil Surgeon, Gurugram comprising Dr Suresh Kumar (Drugs Control Officer, Gurugram-II), Dr Devendra Kumar Solanki (PC & PNDT Nodal Officer, Gurugram), and Dr Harish Kumar (Medical Officer & MTP Nodal Officer, Gurugram), raided Aayu Hospital on Wednesday based on a confidential complaint.

As part of a decoy operation, the team sent a 17-week pregnant woman to the hospital carrying marked currency notes worth Rs 40,000.

It is alleged that Dr Manjeet Kumar, consultant radiologist at the hospital, accepted the money, conducted an ultrasound examination and disclosed the sex of the foetus as male.

After the decoy patient informed the team, officials conducted a raid and allegedly recovered the same Rs 40,000 from Dr. Kumar's cupboard. The ultrasound machine at the hospital was subsequently sealed.

''An FIR has been registered against radiologist Dr. Manjeet Kumar under relevant sections of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994,'' a senior health department official said.