AMBALA: PNDT teams of Karnal and Ambala health and family welfare department conducted a joint raid and arrested two persons for allegedly conducting a gender determination test on a pregnant woman at Saha town of Ambala district.
The arrested accused have been identified as Amit Kumar of Firozpur village and Jasbir of Shivalik Colony, Ambala City. Police said the accused were produced in court and remanded in two-day police custody.
Ambala district deputy civil surgeon Dr Balwinder Kaur filed a complaint and a case was registered against Amit and Jasbir under relevant section.
Dr Balwinder Kaur said Karnal district health officials received a tip-off about some persons conducting gender determination tests in Ambala district. She said a joint raiding team of Ambala and Karnal health officials was formed and a decoy customer contacted tout Amit, who told her that the test would be conducted for Rs 32,000 to Rs 35,000.
