Overview
- P. Pavan Kumar was detained in Hyderabad’s L.B. Nagar area for allegedly arranging vulnerable donors across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- Pardeep Kumar Gupta was arrested in Chandigarh after sourcing wealthy recipients and earning up to ₹10 lakh per transplant.
- Both suspects are accused of coordinating illegal surgeries at Alakananda, Janani and Aruna hospitals under the guise of legitimate transplants.
- Earlier this month, the CID apprehended surgeon Dr. Pawan Kalyan in Mumbai for performing illicit kidney operations at Saroornagar.
- The racket first surfaced in April when a Rangareddy district health officer flagged irregularities and investigators have uncovered attempts to destroy medical records.