Overview
- Police arrested logistics manager Parvez Saifi with ₹10 lakh in cash that investigators link to a ₹22 lakh illegal transplant payment.
- The case now has nine arrests, while police search for five doctors including Dr Afzal across Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow and Dehradun.
- A 19‑second clip recovered from an accused shows Saifi and Dr Afzal beside stacks of ₹500 notes, which investigators treat as evidence of proceeds.
- The probe has widened to nearly a dozen hospitals in Kanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad and Lucknow, with chief medical officers asked to verify facilities.
- Investigators say the syndicate used Telegram groups and gaming‑style lures to coerce donors who were paid far less than promised, and they are checking possible foreign patient links and Nepalese donors.