In July, the Delhi Police Crime Branch imprisoned seven people in connection with the case, including a 50-year-old lady doctor from Delhi and three Bangladeshi citizens. The police further have named ten people as accused in the 7,112-page charge sheet submitted last week in a local court.
According to Amit Goel, DCP Crime Branch, "Seven people have been arrested in connection with an international organ transplant racket. The mastermind of this racket was a Bangladeshi. Both the donor and the recipient were from Bangladesh.
UPA-era Padma Shri awardee Dr Philip Augustine has been accused of harvesting the kidney and liver of an 18-year-old by falsely declaring him brain dead
Reportedly, selling kidneys was said to be a woman’s way of earning money in some areas. In many cases, people also sold their kidneys to arrange money for a dowry or pay off loan sharks.
Chinese surgeons, working at state-run civilian and military hospitals, have been cutting out prisoners’ hearts while they’re still alive, reveals study