Delhi, India: Organ racket busted

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Organ racket busted

“The police in their investigation have identified secretarial staff of some doctors, who are not employees of the hospital, who have been involved in the alleged racket. While all due precautions were conducted, fake and forged documents were used for this racket with a criminal intent. The hospital has been a victim of a well-orchestrated operation to cheat patients and the hospital. We urge the police to take the strictest of action against all those involved,” it said.
The police had approached the hospital authorities on Thursday afternoon as part of their investigation into the matter. “This matter is of grave concern and our teams are extending all support to the police. The hospital, in order to ensure compliance with the law and diligence in process, has an independent body with external members also for according consent for any transplant surgery. This committee goes through all documents necessary to ensure that requirements under the Act are complied with. Further, the hospital has ensured that all due process as per the law has been followed,” the statement added.
Delhi health secretary Dr Tarun Seem said the hospital committee was supposed to carry out extremely detailed verification before each transplant.
“There are robust laws in place to ensure this does not happen. The hospital committee is expected to carry out extremely detailed verification. In this case, clearly, something in the process has broken down. We will wait to see what the police investigation brings out. The processes are well laid out and we are certain we will get to the bottom of this,” Dr Seem told The Hindu .