Untrained midwife held with abortion drugs

Karnal, September 28

A team of the Health Department has arrested an untrained midwife allegedly with a huge quantity of medicine and instruments which are used for abortion in Rahra village of the Assandh block.

The department has got a case registered against the woman under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. Earlier, around four months ago, a foetus was found in Rahra village, after which an inquiry was initiated and an FIR was registered against unknown persons.

“On a tip off that an untrained midwife was involved in illegal activities of abortion, I constituted a team comprising Drug Control Officer Reetu Mehla, Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Assandh Dr Sandeep Abrol, and Medical Officer Dr Manoj Ranga. The team arrested the woman red-handed with a huge quantity of medicine and instruments which are used in abortion,” said Dr Yogesh Kumar, Civil Surgeon.

He maintained that another team of the department had sealed an ultrasound centre in Gharaunda for several irregularities. “The team inspected the centre onSeptember 22 and later after the nod from the district committee, the sealing process was initiated today,” said Dr Sharma. — TNS