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Interpol officials in India, Canada in touch over kidney scam

Source: PTI
January 30, 2008 20:51 IST
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Amidst reports that Amit Kumar, the alleged kingpin of a multi-crore kidney transplant racket, may have fled to Canada, Interpol sleuths in India and Canada are in touch in connection with the case.

Canadian authorities currently have 'limited information' about the Indian police investigation into the case, a Canadian police spokesperson said.

"We can, however, say that Interpol-Ottawa has been in communication with Interpol-New Delhi about this case," said Royal Canadian Mountain police Sgt Sylvie Tremblay.

'When I woke up, they told me my kidney was gone'

The Haryana police had sought a red corner Interpol notice to track down Kumar fearing he may have fled the country. It also said that Kumar did not possess requisite medical degrees.

Kumar, dubbed 'Dr Horror' by the media for allegedly supplying hundreds of kidneys bought or coerced from his country's poor, was reportedly running the operation partly from an unknown location in Canada, where his family is said to be living, Canadian daily National Post reported on Tuesday.

Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that the Centre would seek a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case.

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