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Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar has assured a thorough probe into the egg-donation racket exploiting mediocre women successful Thane territory and warned of strict enactment against the guilty.
Police precocious busted the racket, wherein victims were offered ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 per rhythm and repeatedly utilized arsenic ovum donors, resulting successful carnal exploitation. “They were taken to IVF centres wherever the eggs were surgically extracted and sold for lakhs,” arsenic per officials.
“Three women person truthful acold been arrested successful transportation with the amerciable commercialized operating retired of a residential flat and a sonography centre astatine Joveli successful Badlapur East,” according to the police.
Speaking to reporters connected the sidelines of an lawsuit successful Thane connected Saturday nighttime (February 21, 2026), Mr. Abitkar promised stern enactment against the guilty.
He said the wellness services manager has been tasked with conducting a fact-based probe into the substance successful coordination with the police.
A superior study is expected wrong 2 to 3 days, Mr. Abitkar said, adding that immoderate authoritative oregon outsourced bureau recovered progressive would look stringent penalties, including blacklisting. “The State Government maintains a "zero-tolerance policy" successful specified superior matters,” the Minister stressed.
He besides said the reconstruction of the Thane Civil Hospital is nearing completion, and it is acceptable to go the largest health-care installation nether the State Health Department.
“The infirmary volition person a capableness of 900 beds and volition diagnostic specialised wings for cardiology, oncology and maternity care,” Mr. Abitkar said.
He was speaking aft participating successful an lawsuit wherever seasoned Bollywood histrion Jeetendra was presented a beingness accomplishment grant by Swatantra Veer Seva Pratishthan, a societal organisation.
