Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Man allegedly loses kidney after job promise leads to Ludhiana
Mangal Mondal says someone promised him a good job and took him to Ludhiana.
He says he was taken to a hospital for medical tests.
He alleges that he was given an injection and fell unconscious.
When he woke up, he had stitches on his abdomen.
He later learned that one of his kidneys was missing.
Police arrested Prabhas Mondal in connection with the case.
Prabhas reportedly told police that he also lost a kidney and was a victim of the same network.
Police are looking for a man named Shakil, whom they suspect of being the organizer.
They are also investigating a kidney transplant recipient and other people connected to the alleged operation.
Mangal Mondal alleged that he was taken from Kolkata to Ludhiana for a promised job.
He said he was sedated at a hospital and later found stitches and a missing kidney.
Bidhannagar South police arrested Prabhas Mondal and are searching for suspected mastermind Shakil.
Police traced Mangal’s kidney to a patient who received a transplant at a private Mohali hospital.
Investigators are examining alleged links among recruiters, intermediaries, hospital personnel and transplant participants.
- Who
- Mangal Mondal, a Salt Lake resident, is the complainant; Prabhas Mondal was arrested, and Shakil is suspected of being the mastermind.
- What
- Mangal alleged that he was sedated and had a kidney removed after being lured to Ludhiana with a job promise.
- Where
- Mangal was taken from Salt Lake in Kolkata to Ludhiana; the kidney was reportedly transplanted at a private hospital in the Mohali area.
- Why
- Police are investigating an alleged organ-trafficking network involving job recruitment, intermediaries and an unauthorized kidney transplant.
Complainant and Police Allegations
Accounts Still Under Investigation
How the kidney was removed
Complainant and Police Allegations
Mangal alleged that he was sedated at a hospital after being lured by a job offer, and police are investigating the claim as part of an organ-trafficking case.
Accounts Still Under Investigation
The account remains an allegation; the articles do not report a completed determination by investigators or a response from the hospital.
Prabhas Mondal’s role
Complainant and Police Allegations
Police arrested Prabhas in connection with the case and say his interrogation provided leads about the alleged network.
Accounts Still Under Investigation
Prabhas reportedly claimed that he too was missing a kidney and had been a victim of the same trafficking network.
Civic volunteer’s alleged involvement
Complainant and Police Allegations
Mangal’s sister and Mangal accused Lakhan Biswas of asking them not to report the incident and suggesting a monetary settlement.
Accounts Still Under Investigation
Police are examining the allegation, and the articles do not report a response from Biswas.
- Complainant
- Mangal Mondal, a resident of Trinath Pally in Sukantanagar, Salt Lake
- Police action
- Bidhannagar South police arrested Prabhas Mondal
- Suspected mastermind
- Police are searching for a Uttar Pradesh resident named Shakil
- Alleged procedure
- Mangal said he was injected, lost consciousness and awoke with abdominal stitches
- Transplant location
- A private hospital in the Mohali area
- Investigation
- Police are tracing recruiters, intermediaries, hospital links and financial transactions
- Additional allegation
- Mangal’s family accused civic volunteer Lakhan Biswas of trying to discourage a police complaint