Mysuru Taluk Health officials try to evade accountability by creating false impression Mysore/Mysuru: As scrutiny intensifies on the officials who were unaware or complicit in the illegal abortion racket recently uncovered by the Bengaluru Police across Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mandya, the Mysuru Taluk Officers of Health Department are resorting to various tactics to evade investigation…
Mandya officials fail to explain how racket thrived for 3 years
November 30, 2023How could racketeers procure ultrasound machines without DHO’s authorisation, asks former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy Mandya: Following the female foeticide racket that shocked the State, the Karnataka Government convened an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the situation and initiate action. The Department of Health and Family Welfare held the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, and it was…
Unearthing of prenatal sex determination racket: A shocking 3,000 illegal abortions in three years
November 29, 2023Bengaluru: The investigation into the recently exposed female foeticide scandal spanning Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru has brought to light shocking revelations. The accused, as per their statements to Police, have been involved in a staggering 3,000 abortions over past three years. Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda briefed reporters yesterday, revealing that the investigations have firmly…
Racket under their nose shakes up Mandya health officials
November 29, 2023Mandya: The exposure of female foeticide cases has finally woken up the Mandya District Administration. A delegation of senior officials, led by Assistant Commissioner Shivamurthy, Tahsildar ShivakumarBiradar, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mohan and other authorities, yesterday conducted an inspection at the jaggery-manufacturing unit (alemane) in Hullenahalli, situated in Hadya in the Mandya taluk. Addressing…
Crackdown on prenatal sex determination tests
November 28, 2023Task Force to check illegal practice; DC Dr. K.V. Rajendra, MP Pratap Simha ask officers to be vigilant Mysore/Mysuru: Tightening the noose around those involved in conducting illegal sex determination tests, the District Administration, the Mysuru City Corporation and the office of the District Health Officer will conduct thorough inspections of ultrasound machines, records, doctors’…
From Chennai to Bengaluru, Mandya, Mysuru… Sex-determination racket busted; 8 arrested
November 26, 2023Two hospitals seized in Mysuru; 900 abortions in two years; one doctor absconding Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing its investigation into the sex determination racket exposed in October, the Byappanahalli Police in Bengaluru have arrested eight individuals associated with determining the sex of foetuses and aborting female foetuses. Prime accused in the racket, owner of Mathaa Hospital at…
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