Ernakulam : In a major shot in the arm for the investigation team probing the international human organ trafficking case, the Kerala High Court has rejected the bail plea of Sajith Shyam, one of the main accused in the case.
The accused had operated an international organ trafficking by transporting youngsters from different parts of the country to hospitals in Iran by making them believe that they would be given a substantial amount for voluntarily donating their kidneys, added the prosecution
The prosecution informed the court that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) proposed to take over the investigation since it had international ramifications.
The accused had operated an international organ trafficking by transporting youngsters from different parts of the country to hospitals in Iran by making them believe that they would be given a handsome remuneration after donating their kidneys, the prosecution said in the court.
The court which had gone through the report of the police and case diary said that there was prima facie material to show that there were monetary transactions and conversations over mobile phones between Madhu Jayakumar, the first accused who is absconding, and Sajith Shyam. Considering the serious and heinous nature of the crime,
Justice CS Dias who observed that the allegation levelled against the accused is serious in nature and grave. The court ordered that in such a circumstance Sajith Shyam is not entitled to be released on bail.
Meanwhile, the NIA has started a probe into the human trafficking angle to unearth the international links of the mafia.
The national agency took over the probe after filing a report in this regard before the NIA Special Court, Kochi. The NIA filed the report after obtaining a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The NIA is taking over the probe at a time when the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Authority has given permission to the Kerala Police to conduct a probe into the organ trafficking issue.
In a major shot in the arm for the investigation team probing the international human organ trafficking case, the Kerala High Court has rejected the bail plea of Sajith Shyam, one of the main accused in the case.
The accused had operated an international organ trafficking by transporting youngsters from different parts of the country to hospitals in Iran by making them believe that they would be given a substantial amount for voluntarily donating their kidneys, Kerala States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news
