Overview
- Police say Sadi Yamuna, 29, was operated on at Global Multi-Speciality Hospital around 2:30 p.m. on November 9, was shifted in a coma to Tirupati, and died early on November 10.
- Investigators allege an organised network involving brokers, a senior district health official, private doctors, and government technicians arranged the unauthorised procedure.
- Seven suspects, including DCHS Dr. K. Anjaneyulu and two government hospital technicians, have been booked under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act and relevant criminal sections.
- Health officials sealed the Madanapalle facility and seized records, with reports of multiple detentions including the hospital’s directors, while formal arrests are still being clarified.
- Police identified the kidney recipient as Goa patient Ranjan Nayak and are probing alleged attempts to conceal Yamuna’s death, with the post-mortem awaited to guide further charges.