Six people arrested for involvement in illegal kidney trade in Taxila.

TAXILA -- The Taxila police on Monday arrested six people including a doctor and a nurse involved in depriving people of their kidneys and selling them to patients at a high price.

Police sources said a police party led by SHO Sub Inspector Sarmad Ilyas along with Human Organ Transplant Agency (HOTA) staff raided a house located in a society where kidney of Shahid Ali, a native of Lahore, was being transplanted to Baseer Khan, a native of Peshawar, under a deal.

Police sources said nine other facilitators including a Peshawar based anesthetist, a female nurse, a medicine supplier and two of them brokers managed to escape from scene successfully.

Sources said that a case was registered against the accused under section 334 and 337-R of Pakistan Penal code (PPC) as sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 transplantation of human organs and tissues act 2010 and launched further investigation.

Responding to a question, Sub Inspector Sarmad Ilyas said both the donor and receiver were shifted to Benazir Bhutto hospital Rawalpindi for medical treatment.

Hassan Akhtar assistant director vigilance Human Organ Dr Fawad, who was working as an assistant professor at...