Bail refused in transplantation case

LAHORE: An additional district and sessions court on Wednesday dismissed bail applications of three accused in illegal organ transplant trade case.
The court dismissed bail applications of accused Assad Ali and two others. Previously, the court had dismissed bails of the accused, including Naheed Akter, Syed Aamir Raza, Safiya Bibi, two Omani nationals Munira Ahmed and Eesa Ali. They are accused of buying kidneys from the local agents.
According to FIA, Prof Dr Fawad, Dr Altamash and seven other suspects were arrested on charges of illegal transplantation of kidneys and sale of human organs in and outside the country. The suspects, during investigation, revealed that among the donors were a rickshaw driver, Amir and a woman, Roushni, who were promised to be paid Rs150,000 each.
Amir decided to sell his kidney to pay back his loan while Roushni could not be able to give her statement due to excessive bleeding. Later, the FIA arranged a professor from Mayo Hospital to look after her. FIA officials said among the recipients were two Omani nationals who paid Rs 4 million per kidney to the doctors for transplantation. They did not take donors and victims into their custody since they were already trapped by the doctors, the officials added.