KOLHAPUR: Three more people have been arrested in connection to the illegal sex determination racket in
Karveer taluka’s Parite village in Kolhapur.
The number of people arrested in the case has reached nine. The three arrested accused have been identified as Dipak Shede, Ranjit Mude and Ranjit Mude.
Earlier, the two key accused — Mahesh Patil and Rani Kamble — were arrested along with two agents, the owner of the house, where the illegal activity was being carried out and a man who had tried to determine the sex of the foetus of a pregnant woman.
Sandip Kolekar, police inspector of Karveer police station said, “The court has granted two days of police custody to the three people. We are sure they were involved in facilitating the clients interested in getting sex determination done illegally and connect them with the two operators of the racket. We are also recording the statements of the women, who have earlier got the sex determination done.”
The police suspect two key accused in the case, who claimed to be doctors, might have been involved in carrying out illegal termination of female foetuses.
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