Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

Five arrested in two decoy operations

- HT Correspond­ent htraj@hindustant­imes.com

The state pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic technique (PCPNDT) cell arrested five culprits, including a woman, for conducting sex determinat­ion in two decoy operations on Tuesday late night and on Wednesday and seized equipment, two vehicles and money.

State PCPNDT appropriat­e authority and National Health Mission chief Naveen Jain on Thursday said that informatio­n was received that Ravi Singh, a resident of Singhana in Jhunjhunu district was conducting sex determinat­ion. It was found that Singh was arrested earlier, too, for the same offence and had again started the business in Jhunjhunu and nearby districts. It is to be mentioned that state PCPNDT Bureau of Investigat­ion had arrested Singh and he was out on bail.

A decoy operation was planned after approachin­g a woman broker, Phoolpati, and Singh on August 14 at 3.30am. On getting the signal, the PCPNDT cell arrested Phoolpati and Singh’s driver Sunil Kumar, while Singh managed to escape. The cell recovered the sonography machine and other equipment, while the search is on to nab Singh.

In another incident on August 15, the cell arrested government compounder Nirmal Singh from Sikar at 9 pm. Informatio­n was received that Nirmal, who had earlier been arrested earlier for sex determinat­ion, was again doing so with the help of a government auxiliary nurse midwife Saroj and an illegal sonography machine in Sikar.

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