Kidney Transplant Racket: Police Accountability Under Scanner
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Hyderabad: The interstate kidney trafficking case that was busted by the Saroornagar police recently is now raising questions about the accountability of health and police officials, who are not coming to the rescue of the demoralised victims.
Two donors from Thrissur, Nasreen Bhanu Eliah, 22, and Firdosh, 40, who underwent illegal kidney transplants, were initially shifted to Gandhi Hospital where they received post-surgery treatment. However, sources revealed that the two had fully recovered and fit for discharge but the police were dilly-dallying and halting the investigation.
Meanwhile, CCTV footage in the hospital premises that is being reviewed by police teams is not serve any purpose as most cameras are non-functional. Additionally, there are no hospital records or documents related to the admission of patients or kidney transplantation procedures, said an officer.
Meanwhile, the hospital management has reportedly restricted family members from speaking to the media.
In a new bizarre twist, police found that the accused, Dr. Raj Shekhar, who was held in Chennai, was involved in similar shady operations in Visakhapatnam. In fact, he was arrested in 2023 for his involvement in the Visakhapatnam racket.
The Saroornagar police have placed Dr. Shekhar under remand and filed a petition seeking five-day custody of the other accused Sumanth and Avinash into police custody. Meanwhile, police have come across another hospital where similar illegal transplantations have taken place.