Vizag police track Odisha man over bid to sell kidney

Visakhapatnam: Vizag city police have formed a special team to probe the involvement of Odisha-based person Anand, suspected to be a doctor, in the alleged organ trade attempt in Vizag city. Although the illegal kidney transplantation did not occur, the police dispatched a team to Odisha to establish the doctor's actions.The incident surfaced following a conversation on June 30 between two individuals, Rangababu and Ch Yeshu Raju, both friends and natives of Eluru, at a hotel under fourth-town police station jurisdiction in Vizag city. The alleged kidney sale discussed has brought to light the suspected organ trade activity and the purported involvement of Anand from Odisha.According to police, K Rangababu and Ch Yeshu Raju arrived in Vizag city and lodged in a hotel room that an Odisha native had booked. Rangababu told his friend Yeshu Raju about his intention to sell his kidney to address financial difficulties. Acting on details provided by the hotel staff, police questioned both individuals.Further enquiries revealed that Anand had reserved a room in the same Vizag city hotel in Jan 2025, citing that three individuals from Odisha would be staying for three days. These guests occupied the room from Jan 28 to 30 and left at midnight on Jan 30 without notifying hotel staff and Anand failed to pay the room charges. The hotel staff attempted to contact Anand but their attempts proved futile. Anand again booked a room in the same hotel on May 16 for one person, however no one occupied. Vizag city police chief Shanka Brata Bagchi said a team is on the job to determine whether Anand is a fake doctor or a genuine medical practitioner. The team will interrogate Anand to expose the alleged links between Anand and other persons. A case under Section 318 of BNS (cheating) was booked.