Archive · 26 Sep 2025
ED Investigates Srushti Fertility Centre Surrogacy Scam
Imagine a clinic that helps people have babies through surrogacy, but they're doing it in a dishonest way.
They allegedly bought babies from poor families and gave those babies to couples who thought they were getting babies that were biologically related to them.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), a financial detective, is now investigating this clinic, called Srushti Fertility Centre, for money laundering.
The ED is looking into where the money went and if laws were broken.
The clinic, and some individuals, are in trouble with the authorities.
The ED is tracing money trails and looking at tax evasion, hoping to stop the scam and punish those involved.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating Universal Srushti Fertility Centre.
The investigation concerns a surrogacy and baby trafficking scam involving money laundering.
Raids were conducted in multiple cities including Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, and Guntur.
Authorities have arrested at least 25 individuals in connection to the scam.
The clinic is accused of defrauding couples by providing unrelated infants and falsifying records.
- Who
- ED, Universal Srushti Fertility Centre, Dr. Athaluri Namratha
- What
- ED launched money laundering investigation into a surrogacy scam.
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur
- Why
- To investigate money laundering and financial irregularities related to the surrogacy and baby trafficking scam.
Victims of the Scam
Universal Srushti Fertility Centre
Fairness of Procedures
Victims of the Scam
The clinic defrauded couples by giving unrelated children and falsifying medical documents. Some couples also never received a child after paying.
Universal Srushti Fertility Centre
Not available (as the center hasn't provided a statement)
Investigation Focus
Victims of the Scam
ED should investigate the case completely.
Universal Srushti Fertility Centre
Not available (as the center hasn't provided a statement)
- Agency Conducting Investigation
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Clinic Under Investigation
- Universal Srushti Fertility Centre
- Alleged Crime
- Money laundering, surrogacy and baby trafficking scam
- Key Suspect
- Dr. Athaluri Namratha
- Number of Arrests
- At least 25
- Locations of Raids
- Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur
- Number of Victims
- Over 80 couples
