Andhra Pradesh

Kidney racket: Three police teams on hunt for culprits in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh

The Narasaraopet police formed three special teams to probe into the kidney racket and arrest the accused who tried to donate his organ by creating a fake Aadhaar card, according to Narasaraopet.

From our online archive

GUNTUR: The Narasaraopet police formed three special teams to probe into the kidney racket and arrest the accused who tried to donate his organ by creating a fake Aadhaar card, according to Narasaraopet Urban Circle Inspector A V Sivaprasad.The accused, Madavath Venkat Naik, submitted fake documents and Aadhaar card in the name of Ravuri Ravi Chowdary of Prakash Nagar in Narasaropet. The verification of the address mentioned in the Aadhaar card proved his fake identity. “We intensified searches to nab him who is said to be living in Halia of Nalgonda district in Telangana.  

Meanwhile, leaders of various people’s organisations demanded the arrest of Telugu Desam Party leader Kapilavai Vijaya Kumar who, according to them, was behind the kidney racket. They also demanded the arrest of Vedanta Hospital doctors and revenue officials. Desabaktha Prajatantra Udyamam State general secretary Y Venkateswara Rao alleged that the revenue employees, some doctors and businessmen were targeting needy people for kidney donations. “The donors out of their distress are donating their organs for meagre sums.”

'TMC exit imminent': Shah predicts BJP sweep in Bengal after record voter turnout in phase 1 polls

After 560 days atop 400-foot BSNL tower, Punjab activist descends as state enacts strict anti-sacrilege law

Severly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei delegates power to generals as military takes control of Iran: Report

SC orders UP DGP to set up SIT in Ghaziabad minor rape-murder case

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, about 10% of workforce as Microsoft offers buyouts

SCROLL FOR NEXT