Doctor Denied Bail in India Kidney Trafficking Ring

A sessions court in Chandrapur has denied anticipatory bail to Dr. Ravinder Pal Singh, a doctor from Delhi allegedly involved in a widespread kidney trafficking network. This ruling revokes the interim protection from arrest previously granted to Dr. Singh, enabling the Chandrapur police to take him into custody. Police sources indicate that Dr. Singh might seek relief from the high court.

Investigators have amassed substantial technical and forensic evidence pointing towards an organized interstate and international organ trafficking ring. Critical data, including call detail records and chat logs from four key accused—Dr. Singh, Ramkrishna Sunchu, Himanshu Bhardwaj, and Dr. Rajaratnam Govindaswamy—have been secured. Mobile location data places these individuals at Star KIMS Hospital in Trichy, owned by Dr. Govindaswamy, during alleged illegal kidney transplant operations.

The ongoing investigation has also revealed the deaths of three patients, including a Bangladeshi national, during kidney extraction procedures reportedly connected to the racket. Dr. Singh, Dr. Rajaratnam, and others are under scrutiny, with their recovered mobile conversations under analysis. Authorities have also obtained records of kidney transplant surgeries performed at the Trichy hospital over the past two years.