Show Cause Notice to District Panel in Kidney Racket Case

The health department has initiated the process for taking action against the district authorisation committee, which includes government doctors, that 'gave approval' for organ transplantation in the Namakkal kidney racket case, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

Speaking to the media at the Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar Estate, Subramanian said the operation theatres of two private hospitals, allegedly involved in the racket, have been sealed and their organ retrieval licence has been cancelled, apart from initiating action against the government doctors 'who gave approval' for organ transplantation.

Subramanian said a police complaint has also been filed against two touts involved in the racket who coerced debt-ridden handloom weavers into selling their kidney.