A 24-year-old woman died after being forced to undergo an abortion after an illegal sex determination test in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, with police arresting her husband, the operator of a private diagnostic centre, a member of its staff and a nurse in connection with the case.
The abortion was carried out illegally after the family discovered that the fetus was female, amid allegations that the woman’s husband and in-laws wanted a son, according to police.
According to police, the abortion was carried out illegally after the family discovered that the fetus was female, amid allegations that the woman’s husband and in-laws wanted a son.
Kiran’s condition reportedly deteriorated during the procedure, with excessive bleeding. Doctors at a hospital where she was taken for treatment declared her dead. Police have initially suspected that the abortion was performed improperly and without the presence of a qualified specialist. Police have arrested four people in connection with Kiran’s death, including her husband, Sonu Kewat; Sachin Kumar Kewat, who operated the Central Diagnostic Centre; Vijay Goswami, identified in the case details as a member of the staff associated with the diagnostic centre; and Sulochana Devi, a nurse associated with Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH). The police are also pursuing other people named in the complaint, including Kiran’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, as well as other individuals allegedly associated with the diagnostic centre, laboratory technicians and doctors.
The four accused have been sent to judicial custody, police said.
