Haryana Police has arrested five men and two women accused of being involved in conducting sex-determination tests of pregnant women in Yamunanagar.
Those arrested have been identified as Jasbir, resident of Ramgarh (Mullana); Gurmeet Singh, resident of Salempur; Minto, resident of Radauri; Ajit, resident of district Saharanpur and Om Singh, resident of Uttar Pradesh.
A spokesman of the Police Department said that the Health Department had been receiving complaints for several days that some people are involved in conducting sex-determination tests of pregnant women.
He said that taking serious note of the matter, a team was formed under the directions of the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
The spokesman added that of those arrested, Jasbir, Gurmeet and two women have been sent to jail and Minto has been remanded to police custody.
During investigation, Minto revealed that another accused Ajit used to conduct the sex determination test. He was later arrested on September 22 and remanded to police custody.