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We have heard stories like this as rumours but now a 'racket' has been discovered.
Indian police say they have uncovered an illegal trade in human kidneys in one the leading private hospitals in the capital, Delhi.
Five people have been arrested so far, including two employees of the popular Apollo Hospital.
They are suspected of luring poor people to sell their kidneys for up to $7,500 (over 2 million Naira) before re-selling the organs for huge profits even though the hospital claims it has been a victim and doctors were misled.
It is believed that the suspected gang members faked papers to dupe doctors into operating on the needy people in the belief that they were donating the kidneys to their relatives.
The Apollo Hospital has said it is a matter of "grave concern", adding that it is fully co-operating with the police.
"The hospital has been a victim of a well-orchestrated operation to cheat patients and the hospital," an Apollo spokesman said.
Source: BBC
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