Hyderabad, July 28 -- After several media reports uncovered the claimed illegal surrogacy and baby-selling business operated by Universal Srushti Fertility Centre, the Telangana Health Department officially revealed severe lapses at the Hyderabad clinic.

In a detailed rejoinder of July 28, the Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare conceded that the clinic, alternatively referred to as Srushti Test Tube Baby Centre, was functioning without due registrations and had purportedly committed several criminal and ethical violations.

The move came after a complaint from a couple who had visited the Vizag clinic branch seeking surrogacy. After accepting the baby, DNA tests confirmed the baby was not biologically theirs. When the couple request...