Court frames charges against kidney kingpin

May 02, 2012 19:10

This was big news in 2008 and since the wheels of justice move slowly, the update comes four years on.

Amit Kumar, the alleged kingpin of an international kidney racket that came to light in 2008, has been put on trial by a Delhi court for allegedly violating
foreign exchange act and stashing black money abroad.

District Judge P S Teji paved the way for the trial of Amit Kumar by framing charges against him saying the Enforcement Directorate has brought sufficient material to show that properties acquired by him were the proceeds of crime, kidney transplant racket, as defined under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act.

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