Kidney scam: 4 more cases under scanner

MUMBAI: The police are probing at least four more cases of kidney transplants, which may have been carried out illegally, using forged documents.

MUMBAI: The police are probing at least four more cases of kidney transplants, which may have been carried out illegally, using forged documents.

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On a day when five doctors from Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital in Powai were arrested in connection with the scam, Vinayak Deshmukh, DCP, zone-10, told HT a fresh case will be registered if evidence of any illegal organ transplants surfaces in the future. After the racket was unearthed, a three-member state inquiry committee – Dr Sujata Patwardhan from the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee; state nodal officer Dr Gauri Rathod; and Dr Kalpana Mehta, Sion hospital head of nephrology – had submitted a report to Dr Mohan Jadhav, director, directorate of health services on July 23, which was sent to the police.