CBI registers case against Amit Kumar
The CBI tonight registered a case against Amit Kumar, alleged to be the kingpin in the kidney transplant racket, and quickly followed it up with a request to Nepal for handing him over to face trial in India.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The CBI tonight registered a case against Amit Kumar, alleged to be the kingpin in the kidney transplant racket, and quickly followed it up with a request to Nepal for handing him over to face trial in India.
The CBI registered the case soon after receiving an order from Haryana government this evening.
"We have re-registered the case in the kidney scam," CBI Director Vijay Shanker said.
Haryana ordered the CBI probe into the racket given its country-wide and international reach.
Initially, the case registered by Haryana police and it was registered afresh by CBI's economic offences wing following which relevant papers were sent to Kathmandu to secure the return of Kumar from authorities in Nepal where he was arrested yesterday.
The CBI had earlier this month secured a Red Corner Notice from Interpol to trace Kumar and his brother Jeevan.
Police has alleged that in the past eight years, around 500 people were forcibly operated on and their kidneys were transplanted to patients, including foreigners, by Kumar.
The CBI registered the case soon after receiving an order from Haryana government this evening.
"We have re-registered the case in the kidney scam," CBI Director Vijay Shanker said.
Haryana ordered the CBI probe into the racket given its country-wide and international reach.
Initially, the case registered by Haryana police and it was registered afresh by CBI's economic offences wing following which relevant papers were sent to Kathmandu to secure the return of Kumar from authorities in Nepal where he was arrested yesterday.
The CBI had earlier this month secured a Red Corner Notice from Interpol to trace Kumar and his brother Jeevan.
ADVERTISEMENT
Police has alleged that in the past eight years, around 500 people were forcibly operated on and their kidneys were transplanted to patients, including foreigners, by Kumar.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
