HC grants bail to Doctor Accused of Illegal Kidney Transplant at Hyderabad Hospital

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to a doctor associated with Savita Medical College, who was accused of illegally performing kidney transplants on donors lured in from other states at Alakananda Hospital, Saroornagar. The court imposed a bail bond of Rs 25,000 for the doctor.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported in January this year that an illegal kidney transplant racket was uncovered at Alkananda Multi-Speciality Hospital in Rangareddy District, Hyderabad. The hospital’s managing director, along with several staff members, was arrested for allegedly recruiting kidney donors from other states and bringing in external doctors to conduct the transplants.  

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Police investigation revealed that the hospital authorities were actively luring kidney donors from other states and also called doctors from outside other states to perform the transplants. They were making huge amounts of money through this racket. A preliminary police probe found that kidney transplants were conducted for two patients each from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The kidneys were reportedly donated by two women from Tamil Nadu and transplanted into two recipients from Karnataka.

The hospital, which was inaugurated only six months ago, was only permitted to perform minor surgeries under two doctors. Following the authorities' busting the racket, Dr. *** was arrested on January 27, 2025, and remained in judicial custody until recently being granted bail.

Single Bench Justice J Sreenivas Rao, who heard the bail application, noted that most of the investigation in the case had been completed and ruled that the doctor's release would not hinder further proceedings. 

Further, the bench imposed conditions, including a bail bond of ₹25,000 with two sureties and a mandatory appearance before the concerned police station on the 5th of every month for three months or until the charge sheet is filed.

As per the Telangana Today news report, the counsel appearing for the petitioner argued that the petitioner did not commit any offence and was being falsely implicated in the crime. He said the petitioner was arrested on January 27, 2025, and was presently in judicial custody while other accused persons with serious allegations were already granted bail in the same case.

Whereas the Public Prosecutors representing the State contended that the petitioner conspired with other doctors and performed surgery illegally even after knowing the said act was a grievous offence.

After considering both sides, the court ruled in favor of the doctor and granted him bail, noting the progress of the investigation. 

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