India, Dec. 10 -- The police raided an illegal abortion centre in Nalasopara and booked a doctor for illegally prescribing abortion pills. The raid followed a complaint from the local health team of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC).

According to the police, the accused has been identified as Dr Zabihullah Abdullah Khan, who holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree and runs a clinic named Shaheena in Siddhivinayak Chawl in Nalasopara East.

While a complaint was filed at the Pelhar police station against Khan, he was not arrested because the offences he has been booked for carry a punishment of less than seven years. Under the law, an arrest in such cases is not mandatory, therefore the police iss...