NIMS Director Prof Nagari Bheerappa appealed to the public not to believe rumours about an alleged kidney racket scam at the hospital. An outsourcing employee accused of taking money from a patient has been terminated, while Punjagutta police continue their investigation.
The Maharashtra police has uncovered a nationwide kidney transplant racket targeting debt-ridden farmers, with links stretching from Chandrapur to Cambodia. The syndicate involved moneylenders, fake doctors, and reputed medical professionals across states, charging up to Rs 80 lakh per surgery while paying donors as little as Rs 5 lakh.
The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two more individuals in connection with a kidney transplant racket busted in Hyderabad’s Saroornagar in April.
