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Pune police bust illegal sex determination racket, 2 arrested

March 05, 2026 11:49 am

A prenatal sex determination test was allegedly carried out at Life Care Clinic in Shirur taluka, the Pune police said.

Gujarat HC denies relief to gynaecologist caught demanding Rs 25k in 'sting operation' to reveal sex of foetus

February 06, 2026 10:42 am

The Gujarat High Court was hearing a petition filed by Dr Milankumar Patel, a gynaecologist and obstetrician who was allegedly caught in a “sting operation” in Sabarkantha district.

Illegal sex determination: Special inspection drive underway to monitor ultrasound centres

June 10, 2024 10:37 pm

Recently, the Pune rural police arrested a doctor and an ‘agent’ for allegedly carrying out an illegal sex determination test of a pregnant woman at a village in Baramati.

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Doctor, agent held for illegal sex determination test in Baramati

June 08, 2024 7:08 pm

A prima-facie investigation revealed Shinde and Ghule conducted an illegal sex determination test on a woman at Gofne Wasti in Malegaon in Baramati taluka, around 1.30 pm on Friday.

HARYANA: In war for better sex ratio, inter-state raids, crackdown on cheap sex-selection kits

Bid to improve sex ratio: To curb sex-determination, Delhi govt to give informers, decoys Rs 50,000

January 10, 2019 12:49 am

The Delhi government is working on a proposal to introduce an informer reward scheme, which has been in the pipeline for the last two years, and plans to present it in the Cabinet soon.

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Rajasthan: Woman tout arrested for conducting gender test, sent to jail

February 13, 2018 8:26 pm

An amount of Rs 24,000 that the woman tout charged for carrying out the test was also recovered from her possession, he said. The accused worked as a midwife.

State appoints 68 special public prosecutors

May 03, 2014 4:17 am

Legal experts say that the ambiguity in the Act is affecting the appointment of a effective prosecution lawyer in such cases, thus resulting in acquittals.

Maharashtra mulls homicide charge for female foeticide

July 10, 2012 4:18 pm

Maha wants a strong deterrent as cases of illegal sex determination,abortion are soaring.

Punes backyard has worst sex ratio among districts

June 26, 2012 2:39 am

Recent inspections into illegal sex determination in the district have once again brought to light the poor child sex ratio in the district.

41 docs convicted of illegal sex determination

May 28, 2012 1:45 am

A total of 317 cases have been slapped against doctors in the state for flouting various provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.