Kidney Trade Racket busted in Delhi, 6 Arrested

mangaloretoday.com

New Delhi June 03, 2016: Six people including two clerical staff members of the Apollo Hospital have been arrested by Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in an illegal kidney trade in the national capital.

Three of those arrested are believed to be middlemen. They are suspected to have sold at least four kidneys in Delhi so far. Three potential donors, including two women, are also among those arrested.

The police found about the racket after a couple was seen fighting in a hospital. The husband had allegedly donated his wife’s kidney without her consent.
The two arrested staff members were said to be working closely with Apollo’s senior nephrologist Dr Ashok Sarin.

The mastermind of the kidney trade racket has been identified as Anish. The staff of the Apollo hospital allegedly used to inform him about needy patients and Anish, in turn, provided kidneys to those in need at exorbitant prices.

A case has been registered at Sarita Vihar police station and the accused are being interrogated.