Hyderabad: Telangana CID arrests man in organ trafficking racket

Telangana CID arrested Kondagorri Murali Krishna for trafficking poor people from Tamil Nadu under the guise of jobs and conducting illegal kidney transplants in Hyderabad. Donors were paid Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh while agents got Rs 10 lakh per case

Hyderabad: The Telangana Crime Investigation Department arrested a man who was allegedly involved in a human organ trafficking case.

The arrested man, Kondagorri Murali Krishna, a resident of Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh, along with other accused, was luring innocent people from Tamil Nadu on the pretext of employment. “Murali Krishna trafficked the people to Hyderabad and later illegally conducted kidney transplants at a hospital in Saroornagar. For each case, agents were paid Rs 10 lakh, out of which the kidney donors were paid Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh,” said Charu Sinha, Additional Director General, CID Telangana.

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The CID has arrested 16 people so far in the case.