Chittoor Police Bust Illegal Prenatal Sex Testing Network

This followed a complaint from Dr KS Lohith Changalrayan, medical officer of the Tummakuppam PHC. Police said the accused were conducting fetal sex determination tests on



pregnant women at an under-construction house. One suspect escaped from the scene, while the others present were taken into custody and questioned. 

Police found that pregnant women from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were being contacted and brought to the Chittoor-Bangarupalem area for the tests. 

The accused allegedly collected around Rs 10,000 from each woman for the procedures using a scanning machine, without authorisation. Police identified 14 pregnant women who did so, and recorded their statements.