Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Farmer's Viral Video Exposes Cross-Border Kidney Racket
A farmer named Roshan Kude from India made a video that went viral.
In the video, he admitted he sold his kidney in Cambodia for money.
This video helped the police find a big illegal kidney selling group.
The group had doctors and agents who took kidneys from poor people and sold them for a lot of money.
Two doctors and some agents were arrested.
The police are still looking into more people involved.
The group tricked poor people by promising them small amounts of money.
The illegal kidney operations happened in private hospitals in India and other countries.
The police are checking bank accounts and other information to find more people involved in this illegal activity.
A farmer's viral video exposed a cross-border kidney trafficking racket.
The racket involved agents and doctors who charged Rs 50 lakh to Rs 80 lakh per kidney.
Two doctors, Dr Rajarathnam Govindaswamy and Dr Ravinder Pal Singh, were arrested.
The racket exploited impoverished individuals by paying them Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh for their kidneys.
The investigation revealed a complex network operating across India and Cambodia.
- Who
- Roshan Kude (farmer), Dr Rajarathnam Govindaswamy, Dr Ravinder Pal Singh, Ramkrishna Sunchu, Krishna (fake doctor)
- What
- A cross-border kidney trafficking racket
- When
- The investigation started last month
- Where
- India and Cambodia
- Why
- To exploit impoverished individuals for organ trafficking
- Farmer's Name
- Roshan Kude
- Amount Paid to Donors
- Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh
- Amount Charged to Recipients
- Rs 50 lakh to Rs 80 lakh
- Arrested Doctors
- Dr Rajarathnam Govindaswamy, Dr Ravinder Pal Singh
- Location of Investigation
- Chandrapur, Maharashtra
- Countries Involved
- India, Cambodia
- Number of Victims Facilitated by Krishna
- 10 to 12