2 more accused held from Chennai in inter-state organ trafficking case | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Two more accused in the inter-state human organ trafficking case have been arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), bringing the total number of arrests to 15. The organ racket was busted earlier this year at Alakananda Hospital in Saroornagar where illegal kidney transplants were done.The latest arrests include two Chennai residents – Shankaran alias Sai Shankaran (56) and N Ramya (36). They were picked up on May 26 from Chennai by a special CID team from Sangareddy. Authorities seized a passport and two mobile phones from their possession. Both were sent to judicial remand on Thursday.“The two supplied kidney transplant donors. They were identified based on the victim’s statements and other evidence including hotel stay records of the victims in Hyderabad,” a CID official said. According to investigators, the suspects targeted poor people from Tamil Nadu, luring them to Hyderabad with false employment promises.“For each illegal transplant, the accused received approximately Rs 10 lakh, with Rs 4-5 lakh being paid to the donors,” said an official statement from CID director general Shikha Goel. The case was initially registered at Saroornagar police station under various sections of BNS and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act before being transferred to the CID on April 24.The investigation has revealed a broader network involving several other suspects from Bengaluru. The CID team led by SP S Srinivas is currently pursuing seven more suspects who remain at large.
