Congress Demands CBI Probe Into Assam Kidney Sale Racket
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to order an inquiry into allegations that surgeries took place at a Kolkata hospital
The Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the illegal kidney transplant racket in Assam that was recently busted. The Opposition party today met Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and handed over a memorandum, seeking a CBI investigation into the matter. Meanwhile, Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to order an inquiry against allegations that the surgeries took place at a hospital in Kolkata. At least three persons have been arrested in Morigaon district for allegedly running an organ racket. More than a dozen people have given statements that they were lured into selling their kidneys. Most of them said they did not get the promised sum. The surgeries, they have said, were conducted at a Kolkata hospital.More Related News