Kidney Racket In Delhi

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police have uncovered how a racket operating across five states was luring Bangladeshi nationals into selling their kidneys and then selling the organs to those in need at a much higher cost.

At least seven people, including a 50-year-old Delhi-based woman doctor, have been arrested in connection with an alleged kidney transplant racket running across Bangladesh and the Delhi-NCR region, police officials said on Tuesday.

Apollo Hospitals has denied a British media report claiming the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi is at the centre of an international "cash for kidneys" racket that sees poor people from Myanmar sell their organs for Rs 80-90 lakh each.

Dr Priyansh Sharma studied medicine at a college in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly between 2007 to 2013. He then finished his MS degree from Saifai in the Etawah district.

Police have busted a kidney racket gang in South Delhi and arrested 10 persons from various parts of the city.

An ayurvedic doctor who allegedly murdered over 50 people across Delhi and neighbouring states was arrested in the national capital on Wednesday, the police said. The doctor had been hiding in Baprola on the oukskirts of Delhi after jumping parole in January.

Over a dozen leading private surgeons, including top urologists of Delhi are under the scanner of Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a sensational international kidney transplant racket, spreading across Turkey and the Middle East countries.

A doctor of a private hospital in Delhi has been detained by the Kanpur police in connection with its probe into a kidney racket, which was busted in February, an official said today.

Two senior doctors of Apollo Hospital have been questioned in connection with the kidney trading racket unearthed in the national capital last month, police said today.

Around four-five doctors of Indraprastha Apollo hospital will be summoned for questioning in relation to a kidney racket busted on June 2, police said on Friday.

A Delhi court on Monday denied bail to a 22-year-old kidney recipient, arrested in connection with an organ racket recently busted at a private hospital in New Delhi, saying he had knowingly participated in the transplantation process which prima facie appeared to be a "pre-planned criminal conspiracy".

A 22-year-old recipient has been arrested in connection with a kidney racket which was busted at a private hospital in New Delhi earlier this month, police said today.

A week after the illegal kidney racket came to light, the Delhi Police today arrested the personal assistant (PA) of a senior Apollo hospital nephrologist, who played a pivotal role in carrying out illegal transplants. Over 12 people have been arrested so far in the case.

Three nephrologists at Delhi's Apollo Hospital are likely to be questioned by Delhi Police in connection with the transplant surgeries performed under their supervision which were facilitated by the kidney racket in which 10 persons have been arrested so far.

Delhi Police has detained one more staff of a doctor working at the city-based Indraprastha Apollo hospital in connection with the kidney racket busted a week ago, a senior police officer said today.

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police have uncovered how a racket operating across five states was luring Bangladeshi nationals into selling their kidneys and then selling the organs to those in need at a much higher cost.

At least seven people, including a 50-year-old Delhi-based woman doctor, have been arrested in connection with an alleged kidney transplant racket running across Bangladesh and the Delhi-NCR region, police officials said on Tuesday.

Apollo Hospitals has denied a British media report claiming the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi is at the centre of an international "cash for kidneys" racket that sees poor people from Myanmar sell their organs for Rs 80-90 lakh each.

Dr Priyansh Sharma studied medicine at a college in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly between 2007 to 2013. He then finished his MS degree from Saifai in the Etawah district.

Police have busted a kidney racket gang in South Delhi and arrested 10 persons from various parts of the city.

An ayurvedic doctor who allegedly murdered over 50 people across Delhi and neighbouring states was arrested in the national capital on Wednesday, the police said. The doctor had been hiding in Baprola on the oukskirts of Delhi after jumping parole in January.

Over a dozen leading private surgeons, including top urologists of Delhi are under the scanner of Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with a sensational international kidney transplant racket, spreading across Turkey and the Middle East countries.

A doctor of a private hospital in Delhi has been detained by the Kanpur police in connection with its probe into a kidney racket, which was busted in February, an official said today.

Two senior doctors of Apollo Hospital have been questioned in connection with the kidney trading racket unearthed in the national capital last month, police said today.

Around four-five doctors of Indraprastha Apollo hospital will be summoned for questioning in relation to a kidney racket busted on June 2, police said on Friday.

A Delhi court on Monday denied bail to a 22-year-old kidney recipient, arrested in connection with an organ racket recently busted at a private hospital in New Delhi, saying he had knowingly participated in the transplantation process which prima facie appeared to be a "pre-planned criminal conspiracy".

A 22-year-old recipient has been arrested in connection with a kidney racket which was busted at a private hospital in New Delhi earlier this month, police said today.

A week after the illegal kidney racket came to light, the Delhi Police today arrested the personal assistant (PA) of a senior Apollo hospital nephrologist, who played a pivotal role in carrying out illegal transplants. Over 12 people have been arrested so far in the case.

Three nephrologists at Delhi's Apollo Hospital are likely to be questioned by Delhi Police in connection with the transplant surgeries performed under their supervision which were facilitated by the kidney racket in which 10 persons have been arrested so far.

Delhi Police has detained one more staff of a doctor working at the city-based Indraprastha Apollo hospital in connection with the kidney racket busted a week ago, a senior police officer said today.