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Maha: Two arrested for illegal sex determination in Jalna, cattle shed used as secret testing centre

Jalna, Nov 27 (UNI) Police have busted an illegal sex determination and abortion racket operating from a cattle shed in this district, officials said on Thursday. Two persons were arrested while allegedly conducting tests at the makeshift facility.
A joint team of police and health department personnel raided the premises on Wednesday at Nanja Wadi village in Bhokardan tehsil. The illegal centre was functioning inside a tin shed located in a field near a Zilla Parishad school in the Gawliwadi area.
During the raid, authorities apprehended the two accused red-handed while they were performing sex determination tests. Three women were found at the location waiting for their tests. Police confirmed that neither of the arrested individuals holds any medical qualification.
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