KANPUR, March 31 -- A Rs.50,000 payment dispute allegedly exposed a kidney transplant racket in Kanpur, leading to the arrest of six persons, including five doctors and a broker, after raids at private hospitals in Kalyanpur area, police said on Tuesday. Investigators said about 50 illegal transplants may have been carried out in the city, including one involving a South African woman.

A Meerut-based doctor allegedly ran a Telegram group to connect donors and recipients and negotiate payments, according to police.

Those arrested have been identified as Dr Surjit Singh Ahuja, 54, his wife Dr Preeti Ahuja, 50, an office bearer of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr Rajesh Kumar, 44, Dr Ram Prakash, 40, Dr Narendra Singh, 35, and Shiv...