{
  "id": 12711872,
  "title": "Maharashtra Govt Plans MCOCA Action Against Organised Female Foeticide, Sex Determination Networks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maharashtra-govt-plans-mcoca-action-against-organised-female",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:17:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-govt-plans-mcoca-action-against-organised-female-foeticide-sex-determination-networks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, October 7, 2026: The Maharashtra government plans to amend the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act to enable the use of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against organised networks involved in prenatal sex determination and female foeticide. Health Minister Prakash Abitkar said the proposed amendment would be introduced during the upcoming…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}