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.
Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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