Organ trafficking land five Mumbai doctors in jail
Police in India’s economic capital stop phoney couple from going through organ donation. Private hospital CEO and medical director charged in the case.
Mumbai (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Police in Mumbai charged five doctors, including the chief executive officer and the medical director at a prestigious Indian hospital, in connection with illegal organ transplants after a kidney trafficking ring was uncovered last month.
On 14 July, acting to an anonymous tip, police raided Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai where a kidney transplant was underway from a woman to a man based on false marriage papers.
Based on the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, police detained Hiranandani Hospital CEO Dr Sujeet Chaterjee, medical director Dr Anurag Naik, and three other doctors.
In addition to the two people involved in the organ exchange and the five doctors, seven other people have been taken into custody as part of the still ongoing investigation.
This is the second kidney trafficking racket uncovered a top Indian hospital in recent months. In June, police discovered a similar operation at the reputable Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in the capital New Delhi. Six people, including three medical staff, were arrested in this case.
Traffickers allegedly lured poor people from Gujarat into selling their kidneys for as low as 200,000 rupees (US$ 3,000) and then re-sold their organs on the black market for US$ 36,000 to US$ 45,000.
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