An FIR has been registered at Kosikalan police station in this regard. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights Woman doctor arrested for conducting sex selection test in UP's Mathura The incident took place at a private hospital in Kosikalan area The doctor had demanded Rs 16,000 for the sex determination

Mathura: Officials in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh have unearthed another violation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT). A woman doctor was caught red-handed while conducting a sex determination test in lieu of some money.

The incident took place at a private hospital in Kosikalan area of Mathura district when health officials from Haryana's Palwal raided the hospital. The accused doctor has been identified as Anju.

According to a report, the raid on the Goswamy Hospital was conducted by a team of Palwal health department officials after a tip-off. The officials have also recovered Rs 16,000 cash given to the assistant of the doctor.

An FIR has been registered at Kosikalan police station in this regard. Informing about the incident, Palwal Civil Surgeon Dr Pradeep Sharma said, "We conducted the raid after receiving a tip-off about the sex-selection test being done secretly at the hospital in UP's Mathura. The accused doctor Anju was assisted by a man identified as Karmbir alias Rajbir in her illegal act."

The officials had used an undercover patient to raid the hospital. The team led by deputy civil surgeon Dr Sanjay Kumar sent a man and a woman to the hospital after giving them Rs 25,000.

Doctor demanded Rs 16,000 for test

As the couple reached the hospital for the ultrasound, the couple was asked for Rs 16,000 for the sex-determination test. After handing over Rs 16,000 as demanded by the doctor's assistant Rajbir, the woman was taken for sonography by Dr Anju.

Soon after this, the team stationed outside the hospital was alerted by the decoy couple. In the raid, the accused, Dr Anju, and her assistant Rajbir were arrested and Rs 16,000 recovered from their possession.

The team later found that the doctor had used a fake name in the ultrasound form. The decoy patient's name was changed from Sushma to Kamla.

