Mysuru: Anillegal sex determinationand female foeticide racket has been busted in Mysuru district, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the health department officials, along with the police, raided a farmhouse in Hunaganahalli village, where the illegal activities were being carried out. The gang operated in Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah’s Varuna constituency in Mysuru district. According to health department officials, they received a tip-off about the sex determination tests andfoeticide. They raided a farmhouse in the village of Hunaganahalli on Bannur Highway in Varuna and nabbed the culprits on Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Also Read:Doctor arrested for illegal sex determination at Salem Govt Hospital Rao shared details of the operation carried out by the health department officials in a social media post. “It has been discovered that a sex determination operation is being carried out at Hunaganahalli Farm House near Bannur Highway. Our Health Department officials have successfully arrested the foeticide killers through a secret operation. It has been discovered that they are conducting sex determination with the help of a pregnant woman,” the Minister said. During the raid, four pregnant women were found at the scene for the sex determination of the foetus and a scanning device was found. A case has been registered under the Prenatal Sex Determination of Fetus (PCPNDT) Act, and the Health Department is continuously fighting against female foeticide, Rao said. Underlining that femalefoeticideis a social scourge, the Minister asked people to take a proactive step towards it. “The society should be aware of this and take the initiative to wage war against female foeticide. The Health Department is always with those who cooperate against foeticide.. No matter how big they are, our government is determined to eliminate female foeticide,” he said. Also Read:Delhi Govt launches digital portal to keep check on sex determination