Kidney racket busted in Dehradun, five arrested

The arrested individuals allegedly ran the racket in Gangotri Charitable Hospital, located on the outskirts of Dehradun.

But it was a coincidence that the man who first reported the activities was present there.

Recalling his experience, constable Pankaj Sharma, posted at Ranipur police station in Haridwar, told Times of India, "It was early August and I was having morning tea at a roadside shop, when I heard two people sitting next to me talking about the goings-on in their hospital. They mentioned an organ racket running there although they did not mention the name of the hospital."

Sharma was there in plainclothes when he heard about the scheme.

Later he decided to narrate the incident to his seniors, sub-inspector Abhinav Sharma and inspector Pradeep Bisht, who went and raised the matter with Haridwar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Krishna Kumar V K.

"I was informed that there were some leads that a possible organ racket was running in our area. However, the leads were not specific, since we did not know the name of the hospital or the persons suspected to be involved in it. Nevertheless, I formed a team to work on whatever clues we had," Kumar told the daily.

After a month's hard work, during which the team developed rapport with sources, both inside and outside the hospital, the perpetrators were nabbed on Sep 10, acting on specific information.

For his role in busting the racket, Sharma's name has been recommended by Haridwar Police for a medal, while the state police headquarters said that they will reward the constable during 2018 Republic Day parade.