Mumbai: Ayurveda doctor nabbed for illegal Kidney racket
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Mumbai: An Ayurveda practitioner, one Dr. Santosh Raut has been arrested for illegal trading of kidneys by the Gujarat police. The arrest happened after information was received from seven men in Anand village, who have been victims of illegal trafficking of organs. Raut was picked up from an apartment in Gurgaon, his identity being Dr. Amit Raut.
This is not the first time, that Raut has been arrested by the police. He has been caught twice earlier in Mumbai, first in 1995 and then again in 2008
What led the police to Raut all over again was a newspaper advertisement released in March, 2016 inviting people in need of kidneys to Pandoli Village , Petlag Taluka, Anand District. A police probe resulted in surfacing of seven labourers who had been taken to Delhi for Kidney removal and paid a paltry sum of Rs. 50,000.
Raut’s arrest came after 3 arrests were made in the village, those of Rafique Jadya alias Ahmedbhai Vora, and two agents Mukul Chaudhary and Sher Ali Khan Pathan. It is believed that Rafique Jadya fell prey after selling his kidney and later getting around to other unsuspecting victims for illegal organ sale.
This is not the first time, that Raut has been arrested by the police. He has been caught twice earlier in Mumbai, first in 1995 and then again in 2008
What led the police to Raut all over again was a newspaper advertisement released in March, 2016 inviting people in need of kidneys to Pandoli Village , Petlag Taluka, Anand District. A police probe resulted in surfacing of seven labourers who had been taken to Delhi for Kidney removal and paid a paltry sum of Rs. 50,000.
Raut’s arrest came after 3 arrests were made in the village, those of Rafique Jadya alias Ahmedbhai Vora, and two agents Mukul Chaudhary and Sher Ali Khan Pathan. It is believed that Rafique Jadya fell prey after selling his kidney and later getting around to other unsuspecting victims for illegal organ sale.
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