Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Madanapalle Kidney Case: DMHO Suspended Over Inquiry Lapses
A hospital in a town called Madanapalle did something very wrong.
Doctors there performed a kidney transplant without getting the required permission.
A young woman named Yamuna died after the surgery.
Police found that brokers had reportedly offered her money to give away her kidney.
At first, a health officer said the hospital had not committed a crime.
But later, a bigger investigation found that a racket was involved.
The hospital was sealed during the investigation, then a court allowed it to open again.
The government said the health officer did not tell the court all the important facts.
The health officer was suspended from his job, and disciplinary action was ordered.
Several other people were arrested.
Annamayya district medical officer Dr K Lakshminarasayya was suspended and disciplinary proceedings ordered over lapses in the initial inquiry into the Madanapalle illegal kidney transplant case.
The initial inspection report found no evidence of a criminal offence, but the later investigation revealed an unauthorised kidney transplant and the involvement of a racket.
The case came to light in November 2025 after 29-year-old S Yamuna of Visakhapatnam died following a kidney transplant at Global Multi Specialty Hospital.
A Bengaluru medical team allegedly performed the transplant without required authorisation, in violation of the Human Organ Transplantation Act, after brokers reportedly offered Yamuna ₹8 lakh.
Several people, including DCHS Dr K Anjaneyulu, were arrested; the hospital was sealed during the investigation and later reopened following a high court order.
- Who
- Annamayya district medical officer Dr K Lakshminarasayya (also spelled Lakshminarasaiah), who was suspended; 29-year-old S Yamuna, who died after the transplant; and DCHS Dr K Anjaneyulu and others, who were arrested.
- What
- The government suspended the district medical officer and ordered disciplinary proceedings over lapses in the initial inquiry into an illegal kidney transplant case.
- When
- The case came to light in November 2025; the suspension followed the government's review of inquiry reports.
- Where
- Madanapalle in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, at Global Multi Specialty Hospital.
- Why
- The DMO's initial report found no evidence of a crime despite later evidence of an unauthorised transplant and a racket, and key facts were not fully placed before the high court.
Initial Inquiry Findings
Subsequent Investigation Findings
Was a crime committed at the hospital?
Initial Inquiry Findings
The DMO's initial inspection report found no evidence of a criminal offence, and action was limited to suspending the hospital's licence.
Subsequent Investigation Findings
The later investigation found details of an unauthorised kidney transplant and the involvement of a racket, leading to arrests and disciplinary action.
Reopening of the hospital
Initial Inquiry Findings
The hospital was reopened following a high court order based on the DMO's report.
Subsequent Investigation Findings
The government said facts that emerged during the sealing process were not fully brought to the notice of the high court by the concerned health official.
- Case
- Illegal kidney transplant at Global Multi Specialty Hospital
- Location
- Madanapalle, Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh
- Suspended official
- District medical officer Dr K Lakshminarasayya
- Victim
- S Yamuna, 29, from Visakhapatnam
- Case surfaced
- November 2025
- Alleged offer to victim
- ₹8 lakh to donate her kidney
- Arrested
- DCHS Dr K Anjaneyulu and others
- Hospital status
- Sealed during investigation, later reopened after a high court order
