Hyderabad, Feb. 23 -- A court in Hyderabad, on Sunday, February 23, granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) a two-day custody to Dr Namratha, who was arrested in the illegal surrogacy case last year.

Dr Namratha, who is named the prime accused, headed the Srushti Fertility Centre (also known as Universal Srushti) with her son, Pachipala Jayanth Krishna, in Secunderabad. The case gained news prominence after a couple came forward alleging their 1.5-month-old baby boy failed the independent DNA test and was not conceived through surrogacy.

The Gopalapuram police conducted a search operation at the clinic and found several discrepancies.

Srushti Fertility Centre collected between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 35 lakh from childless couples, promisin...