Two PCPNDT Act violators detained under Goondas Act in Krishnagiri
Two individuals in Krishnagiri were detained under the Goondas Act after being caught performing illegal sex-determination tests. The arrests followed a decoy operation conducted by local police based on a medical complaint.
Why it matters
Demonstrates the strict enforcement of laws against female foeticide and the use of preventive detention laws in India.
The provisions of the Goondas Act was invoked against two persons who were arrested under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act here on Friday.
A press release from the SP’s office said that Esther (32) of K. Mottur village of Pochampalli, and Gurumurthy (35) of Sivarajpettai in Thirupathur district were arrested in a decoy operation. The accused were caught conducting illegal ultrasound diagnostics to determine the sex of a foetus. The two were arrested by the Rayakottai police based on a complaint lodged by the Chief Medical officer of Denkanikottai hospital, Girija. The duo was arrested and remanded.
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