The government has ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into illegal abortions in private hospitals/clinics in the State.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spoke to Home Minister G. Parameshwara and advised that such a probe be ordered.
Earlier in the day, Mandya district in-charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said that he would discuss with the Chief Minister the feasibility of transferring the female foeticide case to the CID.
A few days ago, the Bengaluru police arrested a doctor and his lab technician who allegedly performed around 900 illegal abortions in the last three years.
Dr. Chandan Ballal and his lab technician, Nisar, allegedly charged around ₹30,000 for each abortion which they carried out at a hospital in Mysuru. Both of them were taken into custody last week.
On Wednesday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the Health Commissioner had been asked to seek reports from the district health officers of Mandya and Mysuru and take suitable action with regard to the illegal abortions in both the districts.
