What began as a farmer’s struggle to repay loans has opened an investigation into an organ-trafficking network involving agents, hospitals and doctors across India and beyond.
KD Hospital performs seven to eight transplant surgeries each month. However, the number of deceased donor organ donations remains low, with only six to seven occurring yearly.
Racket active in Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Gujarat and arranged 34 kidney transplants in 11 hospitals, investigation finds. 'Kingpin' among 15 arrested.
Racket was being run by Jharkhand resident who advertised organ sale on Facebook. Police say he kept Bangladeshi nationals in Gurugram guesthouse for ‘treatment’ at Jaipur's Fortis Hospital.
The 62-yr-old with end-stage kidney disease was operated on at Massachusetts General Hospital. Previous animal organ transplants have been done outside human body or in brain-dead humans.
Bihar has changed, but not for poor Dalit women who continue to be victims of doctors running blacklisted clinics. They end up with stolen uterus or kidneys—and a huge financial debt.
Police have identified Kuldeep Ray Vishwakarma, described as an OT technician with 20 years’ experience, as the prime accused in the alleged kidney racket.
The matter allegedly came to light when some of the accused were seen outside a Delhi hospital, offering money to homeless people. The hospital then informed the Hauz Khas police.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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