ED Searches across Kerala in Organ Donation Racket

The ED on Thursday carried out searches at multiple hospitals and residences across Kerala as part of a money laundering probe linked to a racket that allegedly used forged documents to facilitate illegal organ donations, sources said. 

The searches were conducted at five locations in hospitals and residences in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam districts from early morning, officials



said.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) sources said the agency launched its investigation based on multiple FIRs registered by the police in various districts against a racket allegedly involved in facilitating illegal organ donations in recent years. 

According to the sources, a preliminary probe revealed that the accused were acting as intermediaries between organ donors, recipients, and hospitals, charging hefty sums to arrange donations.