NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government on Saturday issued an advisory to all hospitals and nursing homes carrying out organ transplantation to follow the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act in the in the wake of the arrest of five persons, including two employees of a prominent multi-speciality hospital on Thursday night.
Delhi Police have traced at least three recipients and five donors in connection with the international kidney racket linked to Apollo Hospitals here, even as the investigators sought legal opinion regarding slapping charges on them.
Five persons, including two personal secretaries of a nephrologist in Apollo Hospital, have been arrested in connection with the kidney racket which is believed to have its ramifications in countries including Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Prima facie the recipients shelled out over Rs 40 lakh for each transplant, of which not even 10 per cent reached the donor, police said.
Police are investigating a money trail which can lead them to Rajukumar Rao, the alleged kingpin of the international kidney trading racket busted here, who was last traced at Agartala in Tripura. Police have got vital leads from the two bank accounts of accused Aseem Sikdar and transactions to the tune of several lakhs can potentially lead them to Rao.
