The Hans India | Mahbubnagar, Dec 27,2015 , 02:09 AM IST
Mahbubnagar: Following reports that private clinics in the district were resorting to illegal sex determination tests and were even taking up abortions, District Medical Health officials along with officials from the Revenue department conducted late night raids on a private hospital at Narayanapet in Mahbubnagar district and seized records pertaining to “illegal abortions” conducted in the hospital.
According to Additional District Medical officer Dr Sridhar Reddy, based on a tip-off received by District Collector Dr TK Sridevi, a team of officials conducted the raids and confiscated patients’ registers, casesheets, details about surgeries conducted and hospital registration records.
As part of their in depth investigation, the officials have formed a team that would go to nearby villages to enquire with the patients who had reportedly undergone abortions and will submit investigation reports to the DMHO.