Kidney Racket Gang: Cops seeks Govt nod to prosecute under anti-organ law
Almost two weeks after the Delhi Police crime branch busted a kidney racket, the force has written to Delhi Government seeking its sanction to slap charges under the stringent anti-organ trade law — Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 on the five accused who were arrested following a 40-day-long secret operation last month.
Five persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly running the racket that was busted by the crime branch.
“We require the sanction of the Delhi government to book the accused under this Act and to strengthen the case,” a senior official said on condition of anonymity. Police have also requested the government for expert help to study technical details of the case.
The reason the police are seeking government sanction is because of the strict wording of the act. As Section 22 of the Act states, “No court shall take cognisance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint made by the Appropriate Authority concerned, or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government.”
Earlier, following arrests, police had seized some documents from Batra Hospital, and had requested the government to set up a panel of doctors to study the nuances of …read more
