Overview

• CID’s Sangareddy unit arrested Kondagoni Murali Krishna in Vizianagaram on July 1, marking the 17th suspect taken into custody.
• Authorities seized his BMW during the operation, highlighting the scheme’s lucrative proceeds from illegal transplants.
• The network lured vulnerable individuals from Tamil Nadu with false job offers before transporting them to Hyderabad for illicit kidney transplants.
• Investigators report brokers earned about ₹10 lakh per transplant while donors received only ₹4 to ₹5 lakh for their kidneys.
• Investigators warn that further arrests are imminent as the probe expands across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.