Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday arrested a 50-year-old woman doctor for her alleged involvement in a kidney transplant racket where most of the victims were from Bangladesh.
The doctor, employed at a reputed hospital in the national capital, stands accused of conducting 15-16 operations over the past few years and has been suspended from her position.
According to police sources, she performed these surgeries at a private hospital in Noida, with most of the patients being Bangladeshi nationals and their donors also hailing from Bangladesh. The accused allegedly received payments in her assistant’s account and also accepted cash directly.
Sources within the Delhi Police revealed that the entire racket was operated from Bangladesh. Members of the syndicate reportedly visited various dialysis centers in Bangladesh to identify potential transplant recipients based on their financial capabilities.
Once a patient agreed to pay between Rs 25-30 lakhs, they were brought to India. Subsequently, a financially disadvantaged Bangladeshi would be coerced into donating their kidney. These individuals were often portrayed as relatives of the recipient on official documents before undergoing surgery in Noida, as per sources familiar with the investigation.
According to an Indian Express report, the woman doctor has been identified as Dr. Vijaya Kumari, a senior consultant and a kidney transplant surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. She was the sole doctor working with the gang and allegedly performed around 15-16 transplants at the Noida-based private Yatharth Hospital between 2021 and 2023.
The publication further reported that fake documents in the name of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi were allegedly prepared to falsely establish a relationship between the donor and recipient (both Bangladeshi), as required by Indian law.
Speaking on the matter, Sunil Baliyan, Additional Medical Superintendent of Yatharth Hospital in Noida, stated that Kumari worked as a visiting consultant at the hospital and conducted transplants on patients she brought herself.
“No patient of Yatharth was given to her and she had performed one surgery in the last three months,” he clarified.
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