Delhi private hospital doctor among seven arrested in international organ transplant racket

The Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested a doctor and busted an organ transplantation racket with links in Bangladesh and India.

According to Amit Goel, DCP Crime Branch, "Seven people have been arrested in connection with an international organ transplant racket."

"The mastermind of this racket was a Bangladeshi. Both the donor and the recipient were from Bangladesh. We have arrested a person named Russell, who used to arrange patients and donors. The female doctor involved in the transplants has also been arrested. Further investigation is underway," he said.

"The Delhi Police's Crime Branch department took custody of a doctor who had been engaged on a fee-for-service basis and was not on the hospital's payroll. This action followed an investigation into procedures carried out at another hospital, and it is prima facie not related to any actions at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals (IAH). Given this police action, IAH has placed the doctor under suspension," said Indraprastha Hospital in a statement.

"IAH was previously approached by the Crime Branch seeking certain information as part of the investigation, which was duly provided," the statement continued.

"IAH will provide its fullest cooperation to investigative authorities on this matter," mentioned Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in the statement.However, the female doctor was also working at another private hospital on a fee-for-service basis in Noida. The hospital has denied any direct association with her."Yatharth Hospitals has no direct association with the said doctor, as she is part of another hospital. For all our procedures, we ensure the highest ethical standards, prioritize patient safety, and comply with all clinical and government protocols," said a spokesperson for Yatharth Hospital.

"We have cooperated fully with all investigations, and there have been no findings of wrongdoing against our hospital or our practices," he added.