India’s kidney racket leader nabbed in Nepal

Police in Nepal have arrested one Dr. Amit Kumar, who allegedly leads a kidney racket operating in India.

He was arrested, Thursday, from a hotel in Sauraha, Chitwan – Hotel Wildlife Camp. But his Nepali associate fled the scene after the police came calling.

Meanwhile, The Himalayan Times has quoted Deputy Inspector General of Police Kiran Gautam as confirming that Dr. Kumar has, indeed, been arrested.

The illegal kidney racket operated by Dr. Amit Kumar has been in the forefront of the media reports in India, of late. He was suspected to have fled to Nepal. Indian television channels had been reporting of his linkages with Nepal saying that Kumar was also operating a hospital here. nepalnews.com sd Feb 08 08