Five people remain in police custody after being arrested for illegally trading human kidneys, Mandeep Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner of Police of Southeast Delhi, told CNN. Randhawa confirmed News 18's reporting to CNN and added that Delhi police know of five cases where a kidney has been sold over a period of four to five months. Story highlights Police arrest, detain five in connection with a kidney-smuggling ringRaids in other Indian cities as Delhi police swoop for ringleader(CNN) Police in New Delhi have made a number of arrests in connection with a suspected organ harvesting scheme operating out of one of the city's most prestigious private hospitals. The scam allegedly involved falsified documents given to poor patients by a gang at the city's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Delhi, CNN affiliate CNN News 18 reportsKidneys were purchased for a reduced sum by the traffickers then resold at vastly inflated prices on the organ black market, it said.

Source: CNN June 05, 2016 09:56 UTC