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The Enforcement Directorate is investigating an organ donation racket, questioning senior doctors on hospital transplant committees in Kochi to uncover potential negligence or involvement in illegal procedures and financial transactions.
The ED is investigating a multi-crore organ donation racket, questioning hospital officials and verifying transplant records.
Kochi police are intensifying their organ trafficking probe, seeking custody of prime accused Mohammad Najeeb for further questioning regarding his alleged five-year-old racket and financial dealings.
This initiative, an extension of the 'Karunya Sparsham' program previously for anti-cancer drugs, aims to make expensive transplant medicines affordable for organ transplant patients.
India has seen a 4-fold increase in organ transplants, reaching nearly 20,000 in 2025, with 18% from deceased donors.
The CM said the institute will provide advanced organ transplant surgeries at affordable costs.
Responding to K-SOTTO’s claim that he had overseen only one post-mortem organ donation at the medical college over the past two years, Dr Mohandas said the assertion was “completely untrue”.
Mohan Kambrath was suffering from Primary Hyperoxaluria, a rare genetic disorder that leads to recurrent kidney stones and damage of other vital organs.
NIA, which took over the case on July 3 from the Nedumbassery Police in Kochi is continuing with its investigation.
The kidney donors were people from lower-income groups and they made the donation in lieu of money.
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