A doctor who performed illegal abortions at a clinic in Kollupitiya was arrested by police and ordered to be remanded until November 13 after being produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage.

The suspect Dr. Shantha Loku Bandar had been arrested by Walana anti vice squad on a search warrant issued by Court. It was revealed that the doctor has charged Rs.20, 000 to 25,000 each from a woman seeking abortion.

At the time of the raid, there had been three women in the clinic seeking abortion and one of them who had been subject to bleeding admitted to hospital by police.

The doctor who had been charged under felony charges ordered to be remanded for 14 days taking into consideration the seriousness of the offence.