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The multi-billion rupee Gurgaon kidney scandal came to light in January 2008 when police arrested several people for
running a kidney transplant racket in Gurgaon,[1] an industrial township near New Delhi, India. Kidneys from most of the
victims, who were the poor hailing from the nearby western Uttar Pradesh,[1] were transplanted into clients from United States,
United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Greece. The police raid was prompted by complaints by the locals from
Moradabad about illegal kidney sales.[2] The man accused of the scandal, Amit Kumar, was arrested in Nepal on 7 February
2008 and has denied any hand in criminal activity.[3]
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1 Chronology of events
1.1 The police raid
1.2 Aftermath of the raid
1.3 Arrest of Amit Kumar
1.4 Subsequent conviction
2 References
Chronology of events
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According to the Gurgaon police, the scandal at a local clinic was going on for six to
seven years. The donors were lured with offerings of about Rs. 30,000 for kidney
removal.[5] First, they were lured to the clinic on the pretext of job opportunities. They
were instead asked for donating their kidneys for the fee and all those who resisted
this were drugged against their will and subsequently operated upon.[6]
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On January 24, 2008, police teams from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh raided a
residential building and a guest house owned by Amit Kumar.[4]
The Haryana police, under whose jurisdiction the scandal happened, issued arrest warrants against Upendra Aggarwal, a
general physician and an associate of Amit Kumar for his involvement in the scandal. However, at the time of the police raid,
Kumar and his other accomplices escaped after the knowledge of possible arrests.[7]
The raid helped rescue five people and shifted them to a Gurgaon hospital.[4]
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References
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"Kidney racket busted in Gurgaon" . The Times of India. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
2. ^ "Doctor held for kidney racket" . NDTV. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
3. ^ "I have done nothing wrong: Kingpin" . Retrieved 2008-02-08.
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Spilling the Beans: How the kidney racket unfolded" . Indo-Asian News Service (CNN-IBN). 2008-02-08. Retrieved
2008-02-10.
5. ^ Hafeez, Mateen. "Kidney racket: Women did con job for Amit Kumar" . The Times Of India. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
6. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (2008-01-25). "Indian police arrest suspected kidney snatching gang" . London: The Guardian. Retrieved
2008-02-06.
7. ^ a b "Kidney kingpin has network of overseas touts" . Sify. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
8. ^ a b Scheper-Hughes, Nancy. The Last Commodity: Post-Human Ethics, Global (In)Justice, and the Traffic in Organs. Penang:
Multiversity & Citizens International, 2008.
9. ^ "Delhi policeman arrested in kidney racket scandal" . Reuters. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
10. ^ "India organ doctor associate held" . BBC News. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
11. ^ "Kidney kingpin had links with Nepal minister" . CNN-IBN. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
12. ^ Srivastava, Tushar (2008-02-01). "Red Corner notices out for kingpin, brother" . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
13. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (2008-02-09). "Doctor arrested over Indian kidney racket" . London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
14. ^ "Amit Kumar tried to bribe Nepali cops: report" . Retrieved 2008-02-09.
15. ^ "Amit Kumar sent to CBI custody till Feb. 22 in kidney racket" . The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
16. ^ "Kidney racket: Mastermind doctors get 7-yr jail" . Hindustan Times (Panchkula, India). 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
Categories: Corruption in India Medical scandals 2008 in India Organ trafficking Gurgaon Crime in Haryana
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