India: Illegal sex-determination centre sealed

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greaterkashmir.com on January 14, 2012 reported that an illegal sex-determination centre was sealed and a doctor held in Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. A team from Director Health Services Kashmir led by Chief Medical Officer Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad, raided the Jhelum Valley Diagnostic Center situated at Hari Singh High Street here on a tip off and arrested the medico. “He was conducting various surgical procedures and USG screenings for sex-determination at his clinic,” Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, told Greater Kashmir.

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