The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Tiruvannamalai, has initiated action against a doctor for performing illegal abortions in Polur. The authority has directed the police to file a case and arrest her.
Principal District Judge G. Mahizhenthi, who is the chairman of DLSA, conducted a surprise check at the clinic run by Suganthi, a MBBS graduate, in Polur, on Tuesday.
This was following a complaint from a 27-year-old woman, who alleged that her lover had forced her to undergo abortion three times at the clinic and cheated her after promising to marry her.
The complaint was forwarded to the Taluk Legal Services Committee, Polur.
Unqualified staff
“Though she was a qualified person with a MBBS degree, she did not hold a Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics. There were no records of patients treated or prescriptions. There were four to five persons, who were engaged as staff but were unqualified,” said K. Rajmohan, sub-judge and secretary of DLSA.
The statement of the complainant was recorded. As the surprise inspection found that the complaint was true, the DLSA directed the police to register a case against the doctor and remand her, he added.
