An illegal kidney transplant network has been exposed in Punjab. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA), a group involved in illegal kidney transplants has been arrested in Sheikhupura.
The spokesperson stated that an illegal kidney transplant was being conducted at a private hospital on Faisalabad Road. Eight individuals, including a doctor and two women, have been taken into custody.
Among those arrested are operation theatre technicians, agents, and support staff. A kidney was removed from a resident of Sheikhupura and was being transplanted into an African national. The group had charged 7 million rupees for the illegal procedure.
The spokesperson added that the kidney donor was not paid any money. Raids are ongoing to arrest other suspects involved in the illegal transplant network.
