Overview

• Investigators raided the Universal Srushti branch near Benz Circle and discovered it shuttered with key medical staff absconding following the Secunderabad bust.
• All principal suspects, including Dr Athaluri Namratha, her son and the child’s biological parents, were arrested in simultaneous operations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
• Police and health authorities have sealed clinics in Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kondapur and Vijayawada, seizing unlicensed scanning machines, medical equipment and forged surrogacy records.
• Probes revealed the network trafficked sperm and eggs interstate in partnership with unlicensed firms and lured vulnerable women into surrendering newborns for sale.
• Authorities have urged the public to report unlicensed fertility services under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 as the multi-state investigation continues.