Kanpur Kidney Racket Busted: Doctors Arrested

Six individuals, including five doctors and a broker, were arrested in Kanpur following the exposure of an alleged kidney transplant racket. The arrests were made after raids at private hospitals in the Kalyanpur area. Investigators suspect that approximately 40 to 50 illegal transplants may have been conducted in the city, including one involving a foreign national.

The racket reportedly surfaced due to a ₹50,000 payment dispute. A donor claimed he was short-changed after agreeing to sell his kidney for approximately ₹10 lakh. Police investigations indicated the same kidney was allegedly sold for over ₹90 lakh to the family of a recipient.

Authorities have registered an FIR against the arrested individuals and unidentified persons under relevant sections of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Joint teams of police and the chief medical officer's office conducted raids, with some hospitals found to be operating without registration.

Further investigations revealed that none of the involved hospitals were authorized for transplant surgeries, and external specialists were allegedly brought in. Donor and recipient records were reportedly not maintained, and non-blood-related organ donation protocols requiring state government approval were bypassed.