During interrogation, Panda informed that he has been procuring medical equipment from Ranchi and supplying them in Cuttack for the last 10 years.
Published: 24th January 2022 08:33 AM | Last Updated: 24th January 2022 08:33 AM | A+ A A-
Image of Ultrasound for representational purpose only (File Photo | Reuters)
CUTTACK: Continuing the investigation into illegal sex determination tests being carried out by private diagnostic centers in Cuttack, Commissionerate police on Sunday arrested one Manas Panda who had allegedly supplied an ultrasound machine to Prasanna Sahoo, owner of Alfa Health Care and Diagnostic Center.
Panda is a native of Jajpur. Police informed that he was staying in a rented accommodation at Netaji Nagar in Cuttack and used to supply medical equipment to diagnostic centers and nursing homes in Cuttack. He had supplied a second-hand ultrasound machine to Prasanna at the cost of Rs 3.5 lakh.
During interrogation, Panda informed that he has been procuring medical equipment from Ranchi and supplying them in Cuttack for the last 10 years. A police team will visit Ranchi to verify information provided by Panda, informed ACP Ajay Das.
On Monday last, police had sealed Alfa Healthcare and Diagnostic Center and arrested its owner Prasanna and his assistant Basant Kumar Bardhan for carrying out sex determination tests. The diagnostic centre was running without registration for the last six months at Kathagola Sahi.
Prasanna, a Plus Two pass-out, used to conduct at least 15 to 20 sex determination tests per day, and for each such test, he charged Rs 5,000. Along with Prasanna and Basant, police had also arrested two brokers Santosh Kumar Lenka of Poparada in Tangi and Hrusikesh Sahoo of Bari Daragha in Jajpur.
They were acting as middlemen for Prasanna and used to identify and send pregnant women to his diagnostic center for sex determination. Under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, sex determination is illegal.
Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.
The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.
Extra-judicial confession by co-accused loses significance in absence of substantive evidence: SC
Will NCB now act against Sameer Wankhede, asks jailed Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik
Jamia Millia Islamia extends application deadline for UG, PG admissions to May 31
We both decided to work together for betterment of people: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after meeting L-G
Iconic rifle, helmet at India Gate shifted to National War Memorial
NIA court awards ISIS terrorist 7-year jail term for radicalising youth in Maharashtra
The Morning Standard | Dinamani | Kannada Prabha | Samakalika Malayalam | Indulgexpress | Edex Live | Cinema Express | Event Xpress
Contact Us | About Us | Careers | Privacy Policy | Search | Terms of Use | Advertise With Us
Home | Nation | World | Cities | Business | Columns | Entertainment | Sport | Magazine | The Sunday Standard