2 Doctors Arrested For Running Foeticide Ring In Karnataka: Cops

The gang had allegedly carried out 242 foeticides in just three months, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said.

A major female foeticide ring has been busted in the state, with the arrest of nine people, including two doctors, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Tuesday.

He said that the gang had allegedly carried out 242 foeticides in just three months.

Illegal sex determination tests were carried out on pregnant women and female foetuses were medically terminated, the official said, adding that a paediatrician, whose mother is also a doctor, and an Ayurveda doctor were the key players behind the gang.