08 June,2026 08:32 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Gynaecologist arrested in Pune for alleged illegal abortions (Representational image)
Pune rural police on Monday arrested a gynaecologist and launched a search for a woman doctor after a case was registered for allegedly conducting illegal abortions at a hospital in Daund taluka, officials said Sunday.
According to PTI, an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act at Yavat police station on the complaint of Dr Sachin Gujar, medical superintendent of the Sub-District Hospital in Daund.
The arrested gynaecologist has been identified as Dr Tukaram Mote from Uruli Kanchan, an official said. The official further added that BHMS practitioner Dr Swati Lawangare, who runs a maternity and infertility hospital in Kedgaon, is on the run.
Officials said a district-level team inspected the hospital on June 6 and found discrepancies in the records of medical termination of pregnancy procedures. Eight MTP kits were also seized during the inspection.
According to police, the hospital is a registered MTP centre. However, the procedures were allegedly carried out by Dr Lawangare, who is not authorised to conduct pregnancy terminations, with Dr Mote allegedly signing off on the documents.
Police officials said that a further probe is underway.
Separately, police on June 3 claimed to have busted an illegal sex determination racket in Daund tehsil by arresting two persons, including an Ayurvedic doctor, with the investigation focusing on the "referral' network and abortion of female fetuses, officials had said.
In a different incident, the Pune Crime Branch raided an illegal house party called âProject X', being held at a bungalow in the Tulapur area on the Alandi-Markal Road under the jurisdiction of Lonikand police station. More than 100 young men and women found at the venue were taken into custody for questioning as part of the investigation.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs that narcotic substances were being consumed at the party, a team comprising nearly 100 police officers and personnel surrounded the bungalow and conducted a surprise raid around midnight on Saturday. Preliminary investigations indicate consumption of narcotic substances during the event. Several suspicious materials used for intoxication were seized from the spot and have been sent for a forensic examination. Some partygoers were reportedly found in an intoxicated condition.
(With inputs from PTI)
