It will visit hospitals in Erode and some other districts and conduct inquiries with its staff members
It will visit hospitals in Erode and some other districts and conduct inquiries with its staff members
A six-member team of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) here on Sunday questioned a 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced to sell her eggs to private hospitals through a fake Aadhaar card, for three hours. was. ,
Four people, including the girl’s mother and her accomplice, were arrested last week.
Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services (ACT) A. A team led by Viswanathan visited the government house in RN Pudur where the girl is lodged. The team consists of M. Kamalaknan, Junior Administrative Officer; GS Gomti, Joint Director of Health Services, Erode; and three doctors.
Talking to media persons, Mr. Viswanathan said that the statement of the girl has been recorded; Based on this, the team will visit hospitals in Erode and some other districts and conduct inquiries with its staff members and record their statements. The team will also verify the records related to the case. “Since the case has been registered under the POCSO Act, we cannot disclose further details,” he added.
Asked what action would be taken against hospitals if they did wrong, Mr Viswanathan said their licenses would be canceled and if the role of doctors was established, action would be taken against them.
The team is expected to visit some private hospitals in Perundurai, Salem and Hosur in the next three days; After that, it will likely submit a report.
In her complaint to the Erode South police, the girl said that her mother was separated from her father at the age of three and was living with 40-year-old A Syed Ali since then. She said that Syed Ali had sexually assaulted her for five years. She was taken to the hospital where her oocytes were sold eight times since 2017. Her mother and Syed Ali received ₹20,000 for each visit to the hospital, while 36-year-old mediator K.Malathi got ₹5,000 as commission. A John, 25, prepared for this purpose a new Aadhaar card with a different name and 1995 as his year of birth.