Seven government nurses suspended in Salem

KRISHNAGIRI: Seven village health nurses in Salem have been suspended by Attur Health Unit District (HUD), District Health Officer Yoganand and Salem District Health Officer Soundammal in connection with a sex determination racket case.

The racket was busted during a raid headed by Krishnagiri DHO G Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday night. The team found that Dr PA Muthamizh, working in Valasaiyur PHC, ran a clinic near Veeranam and allegedly performed sex determination tests and sex-selective abortion. The doctor and village health nurse K Ambika of Panamarathupatti were suspended on Wednesday.

Yoganand has sent a recommendation to the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services to terminate Kalaimani, who is staff nurse at Thedavur in Salem, as she had helped Dr Muthamizh with sex determination.