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Article 21 protects foreigners too: Rajasthan High Court grants bail to 2 Bangladeshis in kidney racket case
May 22, 2026 6:04 pm
The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a plea filed by two residents of Bangladesh, who were arrested in April 2024 in connection with a case related to an alleged illegal kidney transplant and human trafficking racket.
Class 12 passout, posed as doctor: Meet ‘mastermind’ of Kanpur’s kidney transplant racket
April 13, 2026 7:04 pm
Police arrested the accused, 34-year-old Rohit Tiwari, on Monday and said he oversaw the entire network.
Five doctors, an ambulance operator: Inside Kanpur’s multi-hospital kidney transplant racket
April 02, 2026 12:28 pm
Raids on three Kanpur hospitals reveal a sophisticated network where kidneys bought for Rs 5 lakh were allegedly sold for up to Rs 1 crore.
Maharashtra Police uncover pan-India kidney racket with Cambodia links; Tamil Nadu hospital, 2 doctors under scanner
January 01, 2026 7:43 pm
The racket allegedly charged up to Rs 80 lakh from recipients during kidney transplants, paying only a small fraction to the donors, said the police.
In kidney racket case, lessons from 2016: Long delays, officer changed, court red flag
October 16, 2024 8:23 am
In three hearings conducted within five months last year, the IO sought more time for investigation. Three more hearings later, with similar requests every time, the court ordered the IO to “appear in person along with the case diary” -- again, in vain.
From Dhaka to Delhi, how kidney racket grew on fake family trees, fudged papers and a ghost lab
October 15, 2024 7:55 am
20-25 transplants by one surgeon at two Noida hospitals under lens, police look at more cases, middlemen say they verified documents themselves
Led by an MBA grad, how Delhi cops unravelled an illegal kidney racket that spanned five states
October 07, 2024 5:16 pm
Police sources say Arya has been “very careful” with his statements and moves, both during questioning and in the courtroom, and “is surprisingly not in a hurry to get out”.
Kidney racket: Business losses spurred main accused to sell organ, shows Delhi Police probe
September 13, 2024 5:46 am
The Crime Branch, meanwhile, wrote to the Delhi government’s health department Thursday requesting prosecution sanction against the accused persons in the case.
NIA chargesheets 4 for trafficking organs from India to Iran
August 18, 2024 2:20 pm
The donors and recipients were made to believe that organ trade is legal in Iran. The accused had forged several documents, seals and signatures of several government offices and officers to facilitate their illegal trade.
‘Cash-for-kidneys’: Apollo hospital to face probe, report in a week
December 06, 2023 7:55 am
The Delhi Health Secretary said a committee was being formed to probe the matter. Saying that details of donors and patients have been sought from the hospital, he added, “we are waiting for the hospital to respond”.
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