Bengaluru Police, on October 15, 2023, uncovered foeticide practices that spread from Chennai to Mysore. This practice came to light when a car attempted to escape a routine check at Old Madras Road. The police intercepted the car and found two men and one pregnant woman in it. After an inquiry, they found that the people in the car were on their way to an illegal abortion.
The police arrested Veeresh, one of the men in the car, after he confessed his crime in this practice. In his confession, he stated that he and his group of men target pregnant women who don’t want a female child, and they use a portable ultrasound machine to detect the gender of the embryo in pregnant women. If they find the fetus is a female child, they will direct the pregnant woman to Dr. Tulasiraman for an abortion.
He also said that he would get a commission of Rs 10,000 for directing each pregnant woman for abortion and revealed that his team had scanned at least 720 pregnant women.
Dr. Tulasiraman, age 41, is a pediatrician from Chennai. The police also found that Dr. Tulasiraman contacted Dr. Chandran Ballal to perform foeticide. Dr. Ballal and his wife had performed abortions for many women at an Ayurveda hospital in Mysore. Three years ago, Dr. Tulasiraman sold his hospital in Mysore to Dr. Ballal.
People who are also involved and arrested in this case are Meena CM, 38, and Rizma Khanum, 38, from Mysore.
Shivananjegowda, alias Shivu, 50, from Mysore; Nayan Kumar, 36, from Mandya district; Veeresh TM, 35, from Davanagere district; and Naveen Kumar, 43, from Mandya district. Dr. Ballal is yet to be found, and the police are searching for him.
In India, female infanticide is still practiced, and this case is an example of such practices. More awareness should be spread to people to prevent such practices, and strict actions should be taken to avoid similar incidents. DCP D. Devaraju is still investigating the case to find more suspects and arrest them.
(Input from various media sources)
(Rehash/Rohini Devi)
