Four people, including a married couple, were arrested for allegedly being involved in the sale of minor girls' eggs to childless couples at an IVF centre here, police said on Friday.
The gang would lure the girls with money and prepare fake papers related to their age to prove they were eligible for egg donation, police said.
Their eggs were sold to a famous IVF centre of the city in exchange for huge sums, police said.
The matter came to light when the mother of a 17-year-old girl from Jaitpura area lodged a complaint blowing a whistle on an illegal egg "donation" operation running at an IVF centre, Mahila Police Station in-charge Nikita Singh said.
On the basis of the complaint, police launched an investigation and arrested Seema Devi and her husband Ashish Kumar, both residents of Navapura, Anita Devi, a resident of Khonjwan of Bhelupur Police Station, and Anmol Jaiswal of Sonbhadra.
According to the complaint, the girl was promised Rs 30,000 but was paid only Rs 11,500. Her mother also alleged that she was kept in dark about the entire process.
Kashi Zone DCP R S Gautam said the accused used to target girls from poor families. Involvement of some employees and doctors of the centre has also come to light.
According to the norms prescribed for egg donation, a donor should be above 23 years of age and married with at least one child above three years of age. A woman can donate eggs only once in a lifetime, said a senior officer.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
UP Police Constable 2024 Exam Results Announced, Check Details Poll Body Action Against UP Cops For Violating Guidelines During Bypolls Delhi Family Returning From Wedding Beaten Up Over 'Not Giving Way' In UP Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest TIME Magazine Shares Elon Musk's To-Do List, He Responds This Asian City Is Emerging As Sex Tourism Hub. It's Not Where You Think In Bihar, Teacher And Principal Walk Into School Drunk, Arrested Coldplay In India: Hotel Inflates Price After Booking, Social Media Users Fume Who Will Head Maharashtra? NDA, Maha Vikas Aghadi Ministers Stake Claim Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.