19 aborted female foetuses found dumped in Sangli: Important things to know

19 dead foetuses found in Sangli, Maharashtra/ ABP News Image

Sangli: A heart-wrenching incident was reported from Western Maharashtra’s Sangli where nineteen aborted female foetuses have been found dumped near a stream at a village on Sunday. The cops reached the foetuses while probing the case of a pregnant woman's death during abortion. During investigation, the police reached the stream in Mhaisal village where it found the foetuses. Police officials digging ground from where they found dead foetuses/ ABP News Image "So far we have found the remains of 19 female foetuses. These foetuses are aborted and buried with an intention of disposing them off," Sangli Superintendent of Police Dattatray Shinde said. ABP News Image How did the cops reach the foetuses? Shinde said the death of a 26-year-old pregnant woman on February 28 blew the lid off the "racket". The woman had died during abortion at the private hospital of Dr Babasaheb Khidrapure in the village. Khidrapure holds a Bachelor's degree in Homoeopathy, the SP said. "As the villagers suspected a foul play in the woman's death, they approached police, following which the racket was busted," Shinde said, adding the doctor is on the run. He said the woman was taken to the hospital by her husband Praveen Jamdade a few days back for abortion as she was carrying a girl child for the third time. "The deceased woman's father Sunil Jadhav told police that Jamdade had called him and expressed his willingness to abort the female foetus. Despite Jadhav's objection, Jamdade went ahead with abortion, in which the woman died," said Shinde. A case has been registered against Jamdade and the doctor, he said. (With agency inputs)