Three held over kidney racket in Assam
The Hindu
They targeted villagers who were struggling financially due to the pandemic.
The police in central Assam’s Morigaon district have arrested three people, including a mother and son duo, for allegedly preying on villagers to run a kidney trade racket. In Dakhin Dharamtul village, about 85 km east of Guwahati, all the victims have either been grappling with COVID-19 restrictions-induced poverty or were desperate to repay microfinance loans that had forced them to sell off most assets. “We have arrested a woman named Lillimai Boro, her son Mintu Boro and their local contact identified as Ramen Medhi. Investigations are on to catch others involved in the racket,” Morigaon’s Superintendent of Police Aparna Natarajan told The Hindu on July 13.
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