Two doctors were arrested on charges of conducting illegal prenatal sex determination examinations and charging Rs.7,500 for the same, at Uppal.

The arrests came in the wake of a decoy operation conducted by the Uppal Police and the Rachakonda SHE Team, following information that the illegal sex determination tests were being conducted in Sri Krishna Multi Specialty Hospital, Uppal. The accused identified as Dr Sigireddy Umamaheswari (Gynaeocology),and Dr A Chandrasekhar
(General Surgeon), both hailing from Vishakhapatnam, were operating the hospital from the year 2000 and conducting prenatal sex determination test.