In a shocking event, more than a dozen leading private surgeons, including top urologists of Delhi are being investigated by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connections with an international kidney transplant racket.

13 people including CEO of Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI), Dr Deepak Shukla have been arrested in connection with a sensational international kidney transplant racket, spreading across Turkey and the Middle East countries. Two leading doctors of Fortis hospital have also been served notice in the same racket and another leading hospital in central Delhi is under the scanner and more arrests are anticipated in the coming week.

The case has sent ripples across the medical fraternity of Delhi and as per a quote from Senior Superintendent of Police Kanpur, “the Fortis hospital has been served notice in cases relating to the violation of Transplantation of Human Organs Act. Besides Fortis and PSRI, the role of one more hospital in Delhi has come to light where poor people were being cheated by doctors and hospital administration through an organized chain of middlemen.”

Hunt is ongoing for the key accused, Dr Ketan Kaushik, who brought patients for kidney transplants from countries like Turkey, UAE and other places in the Middle East. During investigations, global links emerged wherein the key accused was found to be handling international clientele for the group and it is anticipated that some more leading doctors may be rounded up by the police in a few days’ time.