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Mumbai Surrogacy Racket: Unmarried Women Sent Abroad
17 Jan
Summary
- Unmarried women were sent abroad with fake marriage documents for egg donation.
- Indian law mandates married women with children for altruistic egg donation.
- An IVF clinic in Thane and an agent were involved in the illegal racket.
Sahar police in Mumbai have uncovered an international surrogacy racket that exploited unmarried women by sending them abroad with fabricated marriage certificates for egg donation. The scheme, operated by an agency named 'Elite Care,' circumvented Indian laws which stipulate that only married women with at least one child can donate eggs, and that too for altruistic purposes.
The racket came to light when immigration officials at Mumbai International Airport became suspicious of two women arriving from Bangkok on Friday, January 17, 2026. These women, identified as Sunoti Belel and Seema Vinzarat, were unable to provide satisfactory explanations for their travel, leading to their detention and subsequent investigation.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused arranged fake marriage documents to facilitate the illegal practice. Authorities seized data from the accused's Thane office and are actively searching for additional women who may have been sent overseas using similar fraudulent documentation. The investigation aims to dismantle the entire network involved in this illicit trade.
