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A team of health officials visited the hospital as part of their routine inspection on Wednesday and found the female foetus to their utter shock, a senior police officer said.
During the inspection, they also found a woman lying in the operation theatre and suspected that the foetus thrown in the dustbin belonged to her. However, the officer said, ”The enquiry is on and we are yet to verify if the disposed foetus was hers or someone else’s.” The health officials alerted police and sealed the hospital, he said.
State Health Commissioner Randeep D said it is the first case booked for female foeticide through illegal abortion in Karnataka. ”The health officials team followed leads and undertook an inspection where disposed foetus evidence was found along with no proper records maintained of scanning. The hospital has been sealed,” he told PTI.
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The hospital owner has been absconding since the incident and teams have been formed to trace him, he added.
Earlier this month, the Karnataka Health department had asked district health officers to inspect and seal unauthorised medical facilities and those run by ‘fake doctors’ after police busted a sex determination and female foeticide racket in Karnataka.
Several arrests have been made in connection with the scandal uncovered in Bengaluru, Mandya and Mysuru districts.
The Karnataka Government has transferred investigation into such illegal activities to the Criminal Investigation Department of the State Police.
The State Health Commissioner recently issued a circular directing district health officials to inspect all medical facilities including clinics and diagnostic laboratories and seal them if they are found to be ‘unauthorised’ and run by ‘fake doctors’.