Three people, including two doctors, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly being involved in female genital mutilation involving children at a Livonia clinic. According to the indictment in U.S. District Court, Dr. Jumana Nagarwala cut the genitals of two girls from Minnesota with the help of Dr. Fakhruddin Attar- who let her use his Livonia clinic to carry out the procedure and helped coordinate the girls’ trip to Michigan. Dr. Attar along with his wife, Farida Attar, were indicted for their alleged roles in procedures. According to the Government, the wife’s role was to hold the girls hands during the procedure.
All three are accused of trying to keep this practice a secret within their Indian-Muslim community.