The authorities in Maharashtra’s Beed district have busted an illegal prenatal sex determination centre and apprehended two persons, an official said on Friday. A sonography machine and abortion pills were also seized during the action against the centre at Sanjay Nagar of Gevrai in the district, he said. Under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT Act), which is aimed at curbing female foeticides, it is illegal to ascertain the sex of an unborn child.
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