Two jailed in transplant case

LAHORE

Judicial Magistrate Farooque Azam Monday sent two main accused Dr Fawad and Dr Altamsh to jail on 14-day judicial remand allegedly involved in kidney transplant scandal. 

As per initial investigation, accused Dr Zafar Javed had revealed that he did not possess the degrees of FCPS in anesthesia but still studying. He is simply MBBS degree holder. He admitted initially to have illegally transplanted the kidneys of more than 100 patients in Lahore, Gujrat and Mirpur Azad Kashmir. Heinous racket comprising Fawad Mumtaz Khan, plastic surgeon, Muhammad Altamash not yet completed FCPS, Zafar Javed not yet completed FCPS, Shahzad and Umar Draz both OTA were involved in illegal trade of organ transplant.

Dr Zafar Javed disclosed that he had given anesthesia to more than 100 donors and recipients/ donors, transplanted Fawad Mumtaz Khan. Previously, the court had remanded Abdul Majeed who was the agent of Dr Fawad Mumtaz and used to hunt foreign clients for organ transplantation for the accused group involved in illegal kidney transplant.