New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an inter-state racket involving illegal removal of kidneys in south-east Delhi’s high profile Apollo hospital. Cops have arrested six people including two women in connection with the case.
Acting on a tip off, police raided the hospital located at around 9 pm on Thursday and arrested six members of the gang.
The arrested six persons include three middlemen and three are potential donors, including two women, who were picked up from a village in north India.
Police said that they had some specific inputs about the gang's presence in the hospital yesterday night following which they acted.
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“The gang have sold at least four kidneys so far in the city” cops said. The mastermind of the gang has been identified as Asim.
The matter came into light after few patients complained that their kidneys were removed when they underwent surgery.
A report by AIIMS confirmed the patients fear following a medical examination.
“The gang with the help of doctors, at the time of surgery, used to remove kidneys of patients” said the cops.
A case has been registered at Sarita Vihar police station and the accused are being interrogated to ascertain gang's reach.
Speaking on the issue Apollo hospital in a statement said that the hospitals has always abided by the law with utmost care and diligence and shall continue to do so.
Here is the complete statement of Apollo
The police approached us yesterday afternoon for their investigation in the matter pertaining to an alleged kidney sale racket. We are co-operating and providing to them all information required to help them in their investigation. This matter is of grave concern and our teams are extending all support to the Police.
The hospital, in order to ensure compliance with the law and diligence in process has an independent body with external members also for according consent for any transplant surgery. This Committee goes through all documents necessary to ensure that requirements under the Act are complied with. Further, the hospital has ensured that all due process as per the law has been followed.
The police in their investigation has identified secretarial staff of some doctors, who are not employees of the hospital, who have been involved in the alleged racket. While all due precautions were conducted, the use of fake and forged documents was used for this racket with a criminal intent. The hospital has been a victim of a well-orchestrated operation to cheat patients and the hospital. We urge the police to take the strictest of action against all those involved.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has always abided by the law with utmost care and diligence and shall continue to do so.
