Bangladeshi villager Belal Hossian, 35, a victim of illegal organ trade, shows the scars from his illegal kidney removal operation. PHOTO: AFPIt has taken a kidnapping of a young boy for Punjab’s law enforcement agencies to realise that a human organ trafficking group is active in the province and trying to lure in people with promises of high cash amounts. Frantic with worry, Abdullah’s father approached the Manawan police station and lodged a complaint about his missing son. Consequently,, as per police sources, recently, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) have joined the investigation process as well. However, despite recent raids by both authorities to catch the ringleaders of the trafficking group, so far there has been little luck.

Source: The Express Tribune January 02, 2023 09:11 UTC