Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Hyderabad Clinic Racket: 25 Arrested for Child Trafficking
In Hyderabad, a fertility clinic was caught in a big scam!
They promised to help couples have babies through surrogacy, but instead, they were buying babies from other women and selling them to couples.
The couples paid a lot of money, but the babies weren't related to them.
The clinic owner, Dr. Namratha, and 24 others were arrested.
They ran a network of clinics across several cities.
The police are investigating and more charges are expected.
Twenty-five people, including doctors, arrested in Hyderabad for running a fake surrogacy and child trafficking racket.
Dr. A Namratha is identified as the prime suspect and owner of the fertility clinic involved.
The illegal activities were uncovered after a couple filed a complaint about a DNA mismatch.
The accused operated a network of clinics across multiple cities, exploiting vulnerable couples.
Victims paid lakhs for IVF treatments and surrogacy, with babies sourced from vulnerable mothers.
- Who
- Dr. A Namratha and 24 others including doctors, lab technicians, managers, agents, and biological parents.
- What
- A fake surrogacy and child trafficking racket was busted in Hyderabad.
- When
- Investigation started last month, arrests made recently.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India, and clinics in several other cities.
- Why
- For defrauding couples, child trafficking, and violating surrogacy regulations.
Clients
Clinic
Genetic Relationship
Clients
Believed they were receiving a baby through legitimate surrogacy.
Clinic
Received babies with no genetic link to them.
- Lead Suspect
- Dr. A Namratha
- Total Arrests
- 25
- Charges
- Fraud, child trafficking
- Clinic Locations
- Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kondapur, Vijayawada, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
- Victim Payment
- Up to Rs 40 lakh
Sources
Hyderabad police transfer fake surrogacy racket cases to SIT
25 arrested for running fake surrogacy, child trafficking racket in Hyderabad
8 New Cases Slapped at Namratha
Babies Sold For Rs 4.5 Lakh: Hyderabad IVF Scam Exposes Child Trafficking
Fake DNAs, Infant Bought For Lakhs: How Hyderabad IVF Clinic Ran Surrogacy Racket For Years
More skeletons tumble out of Srushti centre’s cupboard
