The Powai police on Tuesday arrested the Chief Executive Officer and the Medical Director of the Hiranandani Hospital in Powai, along with three doctors, in connection with the kidney transplant racket that was busted at the hospital earlier this year.
“Based on the report of the appropriate authority, the Powai police arrested five accused at 8:30 pm on Tuesday, including the CEO and the Medical Director of the Hiranandani Hospital. They have been charged under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994,” Mumbai Police spokesperson DCP Ashok Dudhe said. The racket was busted at the hospital on July 14 this year, when a patient, Brijkishore Jaiswal, was found trying to get a kidney transplant from a woman from Surat, passing her off as his wife. The police went on to arrest eight accused in the case, including the mastermind, Vijendra Bisen, whose racket pans up to Gujarat.
Police said investigations had not established any direct involvement in the racket on part of the accused but they had been booked for medical negligence.
