Moreover, police are also investigating the nexus of the racket, which is said to be spread across countries such as Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, sources said that cops have obtained a video in which the touts are seen convincing the hospital authorities that one of the victims is their relative.
The accused arrested so far in the case include Aditya Singh and Shailesh Saxena, who worked as personal secretaries of Apollo Hospital doctors for four years, and three touts identified as Aseem Sikdar, Satya Prakash and Devashish Moulik.
“Multiple raids are being conducted across the country to trace T Rajkumar Rao. However, initial interrogation has led us to believe that Rajkumar Rao may not be the mastermind. With links spread across different countries like Indonesia and Sri Lanka, we have found out that Rao coordinated and facilitated the kidney transplants with the help of Aseem Sikdar, who further coordinated with local touts,” said sources.
The sources further added: “Rajkumar rented a house at Shadipur Depot. From here, he carried out the entire operations in Delhi. Although a large number of police officers are working in the case, they are reporting the developments to five Station House Officers (SHOs).”
According to an officer, privy to the investigation, police have identified five donors or receivers. “We are trying to establish the complicity of the five donors/receivers. They were traced from various locations across India like Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. After questioning them, we are planning to question senior doctors. In this regard, we have sent two notices to the hospital administration to inform them to cooperate with us during the course of investigation.”
The officer further said: “We are also gathering crucial evidence like the videos which recorded these surgeries and also looking into the documents and various hospital records to find out the team which was involved in the surgery.”
Talking about the enormity of data related to the kidney trade racket, the officer said: “The investigation still has not reached a conclusive stage. Since there is a lot of data to be processed and it has only been a day, it is difficult to comment. Further, we are suspicious that doctors may be involved but we can’t be sure unless we question them.”
The police have also not ruled out the involvement of other private hospitals in Delhi-NCR involved in the illegal organ racket.