3 doctors complicit, 2 negligent, says kidney scam report

MUMBAI: A report by the state’s Directorate of Health Services (DHS), which led to the arrest of five doctors from Powai’s Hiranandani hospital, states that three of the doctors were directly involved in the illegal kidney transplant racket, while the other two were negligent at the least, a source told HT.

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The five doctors arrested are Hiranandani hospital CEO Dr Sujeet Chaterjee, medical director Dr Anurag Naik, nephrologist Dr Mukesh Shete, and urologists Dr Mukesh Shah and Dr Prakash Shetty.

According to the DHS report, Dr Shete was a central figure in the racket, while the two urologists played supporting roles. A DHS official said that while there is still no evidence that Dr Chatterjee and Dr Naik were directly involved, they had failed to ensure that other doctors at the hospital adhered to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994.

Meanwhile, the police have found more people from outside Maharashtra who were targeted by unscrupulous agents and will record their statements soon. The police told a court they are also checking whether two more doctors were involved in the racket.