A senior official of India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that the Indian government expects Dr. Amit Kumar – the alleged kingpin of kidney racket arrested by Nepal Police – will be handed over to India.

“Given the nature of the case and the close cooperation that exists between legal and security authorities between India and Nepal, we expect that Dr. Amit would be handed over to the Indian authorities at the earliest possible,” said Navtej Sarna, spokesperson of MEA, in New Delhi.

Sarna said that the matter has been taken up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the Government of Nepal through our Embassy in Kathmandu.

Dr. Kumar is alleged to have engaged in illegal organ transplant business and is also alleged to have ‘sold off’ around 500 kidneys of impoverished people to wealthy clients pocketing hefty profits.

He had fled India to escape the hunt by Indian police. He was nabbed by Nepal Police, on Thursday from a hotel in Chitwan.

In Nepal, he faces charges of illegally possessing foreign currency, and also possible organ transplant operation, which is said to have expanded across the border from India into Nepal, as well. He will be presented at the court on Sunday, say officials of Nepal Police. nepalnews.com sd Feb 08 08