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Four arrested including doctor in illegal kidney transplant racket
Key takeaways
- According to the authority, the operation exposed a racket engaged in unlawful organ transplants.
- Three suspects, identified as Naveed, Syed Ammar, and Shehbaz, were arrested during a raid in Kasur, while the alleged mastermind, Dr.
- PHOTA said the case came to light after authorities discovered that a girl, identified as Sakina, was undergoing an illegal kidney transplant procedure.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Lahore: Police and the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) conducted joint raids in Kasur and Lahore, arresting four suspects allegedly involved in an illegal kidney transplant network, PHOTA said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the authority, the operation exposed a racket engaged in unlawful organ transplants.
Three suspects, identified as Naveed, Syed Ammar, and Shehbaz, were arrested during a raid in Kasur, while the alleged mastermind, Dr. Muhammad Rashid Khan, was apprehended in Lahore.
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