Hyderabad, March 10 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 50 immovable properties worth Rs 29.76 crore in connection with the alleged illegal surrogacy racket at the Universal Srushti Fertility and Research Centre in Hyderabad.

The properties, including several flats, land and the fertility clinic, were attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). They belong to the prime accused, Dr Namratha and her son. The current market value is estimated at around Rs 50 crore.

Dr Namratha headed the clinic with her son, Pachipala Jayanth Krishna. The case gained prominence after a couple came forward alleging their 1.5-month-old baby boy failed the independent DNA test and was not conceived through surrogac...