Six persons arrested for sex determination tests

Six persons allegedly involved in conducting sex determination tests in violation of relevant laws were arrested in Ranga Reddy district here, police said today.

A police release said that a joint team of the police and the district medical and health department yesterday raided an unauthorised clinic after getting information that scanning was going on there in violation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.

Six persons were arrested and efforts were on to apprehend two others, police added.