Salem: Viswanathan, Deputy Director, Department of Health, said that legal action would be taken against the hospitals concerned if any irregularities were found in the sale of eggs to an Erode girl.
Erode police have arrested four people, including the girl’s mother and her second husband, in connection with the sale of eggs to a 16-year-old girl from Erode.
A high level committee comprising Deputy Director Viswanathan, Dr. Kamalakkannan, Deputy Director of Erode District Health Department Gomati, Gynecologist Malarvizhi and Kathiravan has been set up to inquire into the incident.
The medical team conducted the investigation at Erode and Perundurai hospitals yesterday. The victim, who is in custody, was also questioned. Following this, an investigation was carried out this evening at the private artificial insemination hospital operating on Vrindavan Road near the Salem New Bus Stand in Salem.
Speaking to reporters later, Dr. Viswanathan, Associate Director, Department of Health, said: “It was reported that the 16-year-old girl had received and sold the eggs. Based on this, we obtained a confession from the girl. , We conducted research in Perundurai.
We are checking the records at Salem Hospital. Action will be taken against the hospital if it is found to be at fault. Legal action will be taken against the hospitals involved in the sale of eggs.
The girl also claimed to have taken herself to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Therefore, the investigation will take place on its basis as well. It is learned that the eggs obtained from the girl in the hospitals were sold to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
The age of marriage for women has been raised from 18 to 21 now. Therefore only those over the age of 21 are required by law to take eggs with their permission. However, the girl has been ovulating since she was 14 years old. He is currently 16 years old. This is a crime under the law.
Therefore, if found guilty in the hospitals concerned, the hospital will be prosecuted under medical laws, ”he said.