The Eluru One Town police investigating allegations of a kidney transplant racket have picked up several people suspecting their involvement in the case on Monday.
A woman named Anuradha had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that a gang had convinced her to sell one of her kidneys for a sum of ₹7 lakh. She accepted their offer and went under the knife at a hospital in Vijayawada, but the gang did not pay her the promised money, she said in her complaint to the police.
Police picked up a few suspects from neighbouring districts and are trying to ascertain how long the accused have been running this racket. The police are also investigating how many people have been similarly cheated, and the role of the hospital, its doctors and paramedical staff in the case.
