The Ahmedabad police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in a four-year old kidney transplant racket.
According to police, the accused, Vinod Patel of Nadiad and his accomplice, Girish Soni, had been enticing gullible persons into donating their kidneys for huge amount of money, since 2002.
The city police's crime branch arrested the two on Thursday after being tipped off by one of the victims, Suresh Patel of Ahmedabad.
Suresh told police that the duo promised to pay him three lakhs of rupees, but was paid nothing for a kidney that he donated to a person in October 2006.
Police investigation in the case revealed that the duo had even forged documents to present Suresh as the recipient's relative.
"The duo was involved in the kidney racket for long. The investigation is on and through investigation only, the number of cases that they were involved into will be revealed," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) H.R Muliyana.
"They usually used to give around 80,000 to 90,000 rupees to the donor but charged huge amount from the recipient patient which is yet to be revealed through further investigation," Muliyana added.
The two accused have been booked under the Organ Transplantation Act and have been charged of cheating and forgery.
782 govt accommodations under unauthorised occupation
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:26:00 AM
As many as 782 government accommodations are under unauthorised occupation, Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha today.
Drive against illegal hoardings from mar 5
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:24:00 AM
The district administration would start removing from March 5, illegal hoardings, installed without proper permission and which distract public attention and obstruct traffic, district collector Dr Neeraj Mittal said today.
75,000 houses need to be developed in Delhi every year
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:17:00 AM
At least 75,000 houses will have to be built in the capital every year in addition to redevelopment of existing areas to meet the growing housing needs, according to the new Master Plan for Delhi (MPD).
No plans to trim retail fuel prices: Deora
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:08:00 AM
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Murli Deora said on Friday there were no plans to cut prices of petrol and diesel after a cut in duty on fuels announced in this week's annual budget.
FM asks India Inc to hold price line
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:13:00 AM
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked the industry to hold the price line to help in curbing rising inflation and cooperate with the government in putting agriculture and rural India on high growth path....
Cabinet okays Bill to amend Motor Vehicles Act 1988
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:10:00 AM
The government today approved introduction of a Bill in the Parliament to amend the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to enhance safety in public transport and strengthen the enforcement of safety related provisions.
Heavy rainfall likely to hit potato crop: futures price rises
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:10:00 AM
Rainfall in major potato production state Uttar Pradesh and some parts of northern India may hit the crop's production ahead of harvesting season even as it led to an upward rally in futures prices at both the NCDEX and MCX.
18 dead in Sri Lankan aerial raids
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:08:00 AM
Continuing its offensive against Tamil rebels, Sri Lankan jets today bombed suspected LTTE positions in the island's northeast, killing 18 people.
Production warrant issued for Delhi ACP in Shramjeevi case
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:40:00 AM
A local court today issued a warrant for a Delhi Police ACP to appear before it on March 8 in connection with the Shramjeevi Express blasts case in which 17 people were and over 50 injured in 2005.
Demolition in busy INA market
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:38:00 AM
Amid heavy security, bulldozers rolled out in south Delhi's busy INA market today demolishing 47 shops built on public land.
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