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Unearthing of prenatal sex determination racket: Pre-dated notice pasted on hospital wall to cover-up laxity
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Unearthing of prenatal sex determination racket: Pre-dated notice pasted on hospital wall to cover-up laxity

November 30, 2023

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 
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Mandya officials fail to explain how racket thrived for 3 years 

November 30, 2023

How 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
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Unearthing of prenatal sex determination racket: A shocking 3,000 illegal abortions in three years

November 29, 2023

Bengaluru: 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
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Racket under their nose shakes up Mandya health officials

November 29, 2023

Mandya: 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
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Crackdown on prenatal sex determination tests

November 28, 2023

Task 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
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From Chennai to Bengaluru, Mandya, Mysuru… Sex-determination racket busted; 8 arrested

November 26, 2023

Two 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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