Overview
- Thane police arrested Satish Choudhary, an electrician from Jalgaon, on charges of forging Aadhaar and other IDs used to pass the same women off as multiple egg donors.
- The tally of suspects in custody has risen to seven, including Nashik dentist Dr Amol Patil, who was remanded to police custody until March 9 for allegedly facilitating illegal procedures through an IVF facility.
- Investigators seized medicines and injections worth over ₹15 lakh and recovered mobile data showing photos of donors, forged affidavits and sonography reports.
- Civic officials sealed the Malti IVF Centre in Nashik and canceled its registration, and a committee has been formed to review seized documents for rule violations.
- Police say donors were paid ₹25,000–₹30,000 and ferried to Bengaluru, Telangana, Nagpur, Pune and Nashik, with evidence of repeated extractions despite rules allowing only a single lifetime donation.