Mumbai: A policeman, serving or retired, will now be a part of the hospital committee that oversees organ transplants at Mumbai's LH Hiranandani Hospital, where a full full-scale organ sales racket has allegedly been on.
The Maharashtra Government has suspended the hospital's organ transplant license. But the order from the government will be applicable when transplants begin again, sources said.
In July, activist Suresh Gupta blew the whistle on the racket, resulting in the arrest of five senior doctors of the hospital last night. The police are investigating 30 organ transplants that took place in the hospital over the last one year.
The latest arrests have taken up the number of people caught to 14. Six of the accused worked at the hospital.
On July 14, the Mumbai police stopped an operation midway after being tipped off by Suresh Gupta. After verifying the documents that were submitted, the donor's identity was found to be fake.
The police say the donors, all from poor families, were paid for their kidneys, which is illegal under the Transplant of Human Organs Act.
The Mumbai police are investigating whether the racket could involve other states. "There are some states also involved in this racket. It's a very big inter-state racket," said BJP MP Kirit Somaiya.
The Maharashtra Government has suspended the hospital's organ transplant license. But the order from the government will be applicable when transplants begin again, sources said.
In July, activist Suresh Gupta blew the whistle on the racket, resulting in the arrest of five senior doctors of the hospital last night. The police are investigating 30 organ transplants that took place in the hospital over the last one year.
The latest arrests have taken up the number of people caught to 14. Six of the accused worked at the hospital.
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On July 14, the Mumbai police stopped an operation midway after being tipped off by Suresh Gupta. After verifying the documents that were submitted, the donor's identity was found to be fake.
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The police say the donors, all from poor families, were paid for their kidneys, which is illegal under the Transplant of Human Organs Act.
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The Mumbai police are investigating whether the racket could involve other states. "There are some states also involved in this racket. It's a very big inter-state racket," said BJP MP Kirit Somaiya.
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