Apollo Kidney Racket : SIT gets approval to prosecute doctors
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New Delhi: Senior nephrologists of Apollo Hospitals may face prosecution in the kidney racket case, as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has received a sanction from the Delhi Health Secretary to procedute doctors in the case. The appeal in the matter had been made by the SIT, back in the month of July, 2016 when the case had unfolded.
Joint Commissioner of Police (southeast range) R P Upadhyay confirmed the news to The Indian Express stating that permission has been received by them to prosecute culprits (including doctors). He further added that the SIT in connection maybe soon filing a supplementary chargesheet in the case and summoning the doctors for further questioning .
Previous chargesheet was filed in the case by SIT on August 31 citing 17 accused culprits including touts, kidney donors, recipients, the alleged kingpin and three secretarial staff (Shailesh Saxena and Aditya Singh) of doctors allegedly involved.
The racket was being operated in the hospital widely for kidney transplants with the alleged kingpin identified as one Rajkumar Rao. The case dates back to June this year when the police found a couple arguing outside the hospital. The police when confronted the two found that the woman had donated kidney and soon unfolded an entire kidney racket which was being operated in the renowned hospital.
Joint Commissioner of Police (southeast range) R P Upadhyay confirmed the news to The Indian Express stating that permission has been received by them to prosecute culprits (including doctors). He further added that the SIT in connection maybe soon filing a supplementary chargesheet in the case and summoning the doctors for further questioning .
Previous chargesheet was filed in the case by SIT on August 31 citing 17 accused culprits including touts, kidney donors, recipients, the alleged kingpin and three secretarial staff (Shailesh Saxena and Aditya Singh) of doctors allegedly involved.
The racket was being operated in the hospital widely for kidney transplants with the alleged kingpin identified as one Rajkumar Rao. The case dates back to June this year when the police found a couple arguing outside the hospital. The police when confronted the two found that the woman had donated kidney and soon unfolded an entire kidney racket which was being operated in the renowned hospital.
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