Gender test racket busted in Kurukshetra, three held

A joint team of the local health department and Kurukshetra police have arrested three people for running pre-birth sex determination racket at a shop on Salarpur road of Kurukshetra

A joint team of the local health department and Kurukshetra police have arrested three people for running pre-birth sex determination racket at a shop on Salarpur road of Kurukshetra.

Police said accused were running the centre illegally in a herbal medicine shop. Police have seized an ultrasound machine and a tablet from their possession. (IStock)

The accused have been identified as Avnish Kumar and Akash Kumar of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Rajinder Singh of Kaithal.

Health officials said the accused failed to provide any certificate or documents to run the ultrasound centre.

Police said accused were running the centre illegally in a herbal medicine shop. Police have seized an ultrasound machine and a tablet from their possession.

Deputy civil surgeon RK Sahai said they got information about the accused and a team was formed with the help of police. The trio was arrested from the illegal ultrasound centre.

Police said investigation is on and they have registered a case under the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act.