Woman held for kidney smuggling

A

woman has been arrested by Uttarakhand Police, in West Bengal’s Howrah district, as part of investigations into an interstate kidney smuggling ring, officials said yesterday.

Chandana Guria, a resident of Jagacha in Howrah, was arrested on Saturday night at her clinic during a joint police operation.

“A number of senior doctors were also involved in the illegal racket. They used to sell each kidney for Rs4 million to Rs4.5 million (Dh202,518-Dh227,833),” an Uttarakhand Police official said. (IANS)