Friday, April 1, 2016

Kidneys removed from Indians – CCD informs Court

The Colombo Crimes Division today informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that six out of the eight Indian who were arrested recently have had one of their kidneys removed, the Ada Derana court reporter confirmed.

Eight Indian nationals were arrested on March 4 for allegedly abusing visa conditions and having links to the ongoing racket involving kidney transplant operations in Sri Lanka.


They were reportedly arrested by officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) around midnight at a guesthouse on Pennyquick Road in Wellawatta.

The suspects are scheduled to be produced in court again on April 4.

Six of the eight Indians arrested were found to have had their kidneys removed in an alleged organ transplant racket in Sri Lanka, the Colombo Crimes Division told the magistrates court

Health Ministry had initiated an investigation on the conduct of the local doctors following complaints by Indian police.

In January, it was reported that the Indian police had charged six Sri Lankan doctors for carrying out 60 kidney transplants.



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