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₹31 Lakh Kidney Donor Racket Busted in Thane
7 May
Summary
- Seven individuals, including a doctor, are booked for a scam.
- A woman was defrauded of over ₹31 lakh for a kidney donation.
- Police suspect a larger human organ trafficking network is involved.
Seven individuals, including a doctor, are facing charges for allegedly defrauding a woman of more than ₹31 lakh. The scheme involved promising to arrange a kidney donor for the victim's ailing husband. The victim's husband had previously undergone a transplant due to kidney failure, but complications led to a severe infection.
Their family doctor reportedly introduced them to the accused, who acted as facilitators for the kidney donation. Between July 2025 and March 2026, the victim paid a total of ₹31,67,860 through various instalments. However, the accused failed to provide a donor or arrange any medical procedure.
Upon realizing she had been duped, the victim reported the incident to the Vitthalwadi police. An FIR has been registered against all seven accused for cheating, criminal conspiracy, and organized criminal activity. The police are further investigating the possibility of an inter-state organ trafficking racket, noting that one of the accused resides in Kolkata.
