Mumbai: The prestigious Hiranandani hospital in Mumbai has been ordered to stop organ transplants for now. Its licence for such operations has been suspended after five doctors, including the CEO and Medical Director of the hospital, were arrested yesterday in connection with kidney selling scandal.
Hospital CEO Sujit Chatterjee, Medical Director Anurag Naik, Prakash Shetty, Mukesh Shah and Mukesh Shetye have been arrested over their alleged role in the illegal trade and sale of kidneys.
An official spokesperson for Hiranandani Group told IANS that an internal probe is on.
A team of medical experts found irregularities in at least four kidney transplant cases at the hospital.
The lid was blown off the racket on July 14 when a social worker, some political activists and members of a trade union stopped a kidney transplant midway here in which the donor and recipient were found to be fake husband and wife.
Delving deeper, the police identified Brijendra Bisen, who created the false documents with the help of two other external agents.
In the current scam, the police had earlier arrested a total of 10 persons, including Bisen, the fake couple comprising recipient Brijkishore Jaiswal, a textile businessman from Surat, and donor Shobha Thakur who was promised Rs 10 lakh for her kidney, hospital official Nilesh Brijkishore Jaiswal, and others.
Hospital CEO Sujit Chatterjee, Medical Director Anurag Naik, Prakash Shetty, Mukesh Shah and Mukesh Shetye have been arrested over their alleged role in the illegal trade and sale of kidneys.
An official spokesperson for Hiranandani Group told IANS that an internal probe is on.
A team of medical experts found irregularities in at least four kidney transplant cases at the hospital.
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Five top doctors and the chief of Mumbai's Hiranandani hospital were arrested.
The lid was blown off the racket on July 14 when a social worker, some political activists and members of a trade union stopped a kidney transplant midway here in which the donor and recipient were found to be fake husband and wife.
Delving deeper, the police identified Brijendra Bisen, who created the false documents with the help of two other external agents.
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In the current scam, the police had earlier arrested a total of 10 persons, including Bisen, the fake couple comprising recipient Brijkishore Jaiswal, a textile businessman from Surat, and donor Shobha Thakur who was promised Rs 10 lakh for her kidney, hospital official Nilesh Brijkishore Jaiswal, and others.
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