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The racket came to light when the family members of Abdul Hafeez, one of the clandestine donors and someone whose change in lifestyle drew a lot of attention, confronted Kasparaju Suresh, an earlier donor and a student, who was working as an agent for the international group operating from Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

 

Hafeez has been arrested.

 

Suresh was able to lure nearly 15 donors, who, seeing the lavish lifestyle of this son of a daily wage labour, agreed to donate their kidneys. 

 

The donors would be taken for tests to either Maharashtra or Gujarat, trafficking agents would arrange for passports and visas for the surgery in Colombo. The donors got Rs 5 lakh each while clients were charged over Rs 20 lakhs. 

 

Cases have been registered under the Indian Penal Code and the Andhra Pradesh Transplantation of Human Organs Act.