Surat: Kidney Sale Syndicate Running In Top Hospitals Names Busted, Police Arrest Nigerian National

SURAT: Surat cyber crime branch officers arrested a Nigerian national on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 14.78 lakh by promising him Rs 4 crore in exchange for donating his kidney. Previously, two people were arrested in connection with the investigation.

GANG TARGETED NEEDY PEOPLE

According to police, the crime was discovered when Arbaz Rana, a resident of Surat, sought the suspected gang to sell his kidney to pay off his debts. Rana, a 25-year-old used car dealer was cheated between September and October 2020 and filed a police complaint on July 13.

Rana told police that there had been no business for three years and that he needed money to marry his sister. He had decided to sell his kidney to get quick money because of the financial crisis. The gang urged him to deposit Rs 14.78 lakh in multiple bank accounts in the name of “taxes” and “registration costs.”

NIGERIAN GANG SPREAD ACROSS INDIA

Following the complaint, Surat city police on July 17 arrested Toty Dago Gregoire (33), a Bangalore resident and native of Ivory Coast in West Africa, and Tikendrajeet Boro (30), a Bangalore resident, for running an illegal sale of kidney syndicate.

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After questioning the duo, Surat cyber crime officials arrested Gregory Yarmadeh (32), a Nigerian national living in Haryana’s Faridabad, on Tuesday. He was found with 14 mobile phones and other technological devices by the police.

WEB OF FAKE WEBSITES TO CHEAT PEOPLE

According to the investigation, the accused offered between Rs 4 crore and Rs 7 crore for a kidney on fake websites of the country’s top hospitals such as Manipal Hospital, Apollo, Max Super Speciality, Lilavati, Tata Memorial, Garden City, Fortis, and others.

They also set up bogus websites for forex trading and Bitcoin investment. Police said the same gang also made several fake websites offering jobs in the airlines, agriculture, oil and gas, construction, dairy, and courier service industries in the UK, Canada, and the United States. They also made bogus websites to exchange old cash and separate websites to offer visas to various nations. They created four look-a-like e-mail IDs of RBI officials and misused them.

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Rana, believing in one of these websites, called a Whatsapp number listed on one of them in September 2020. The woman on the other end presented herself as Dr Shilpa Kumari of Bengaluru’s Manipal Hospital. According to police, the woman provided a false identity. Later, Rana was contacted by many people by phone and email.

The accused persuaded Rana that he would be paid Rs two crore before the procedure and the remaining amount later. They required payment of different charges before the procedure, and Rana complied by paying money in many transactions via online payment. Rana paid Rs 14.78 lakh in a short period.

“The accused came to India on a tourist visa and was staying here after the validity of the visa expired. His passport and other documents have been taken. He was coordinating with customers via email and phone calls, persuading them to deposit money in banks to donate kidneys…” said a senior police officer.

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