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'Kidney racket' exposed in India

by nukegingrich | January 28, 2008 at 08:00 am

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Last week, police in Gurgaon, a suburb of the capital Delhi, raided a house which was used to carry out illegal kidney transplants.

Hundreds of poor labourers were tricked into selling kidneys, officials says.

Trade in human organs is banned in India but many continue to sell their kidneys to clients, including Westerners, waiting for transplants.

Gurgaon is an affluent suburb of Delhi, home to high-rise apartment blocks and call centres.

The article doesn't say how the laborers are "tricked" into selling their kidneys, but it does say that they are paid $2500.

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Swan

at 03:01 on January 30th, 2008

Hello nukegingrich,

Creepy story for sure. I've added a photograph for you, of someone who actually sold their kidney in India. It's from the Masala Post.

To sell your organs for money while still alive is macabre - they better hope they don't lose a kidney due to disease later in life. Thanks for bringing this to Now Public ....
~ Swan