Archive · 13 Sep 2025
SIT Registers Case Against Fertility Fraud in Hyderabad
Imagine some doctors promised couples they could help them have babies, but they were lying.
They tricked the couples into paying a lot of money.
The doctors pretended to do IVF and surrogacy, but they were faking it.
They showed fake reports and sent people to different places.
Now, a special team of police is investigating.
They've found evidence, arrested some people, and are trying to figure out exactly what happened and who was involved.
The police are looking at financial records and digital data to get to the bottom of the scam and make sure everyone involved is held responsible.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) re-registered a case involving fertility fraud.
Athaluri Namratha is accused of cheating childless couples.
Victims were allegedly misled into surrogacy arrangements.
The accused reportedly collected Rs 20-40 lakh from each couple.
Searches were conducted at multiple locations, and evidence was seized.
- Who
- Athaluri Namratha and others are accused.
- What
- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has re-registered a case involving fertility fraud, where childless couples were cheated.
- When
- The case was re-registered on Friday.
- Where
- The case originated in Hyderabad with searches conducted in multiple cities.
- Why
- To investigate allegations of fraud related to surrogacy and IVF treatments.
- Accused
- Athaluri Namratha
- Charges
- Cheating childless couples
- Scam
- Surrogacy and IVF fraud
- Amount Allegedly Collected
- Rs 20-40 lakh per couple
- Number of Cases Re-registered
- 9
- Number of Arrests
- 25
- Involved Parties
- Athaluri Namratha, Bathina Archana, Nargula Sadanandam, and assistants