Kathmandu: Five Nepali nationals have been arrested for allegedly coercing gullible villagers to sell their kidneys, which they used to smuggle into India, police said on Monday.
Chitwan district police arrested the accused from Chitwan, Kathmandu and Rasuwa districts, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Prabhu Prasad Dhakal said.
They used to target villagers and take them in confidence before extracting their kidneys, he said. “They used to charge a commission of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for finding people willing to sell their kidney,” Dhakal said.
They will be charged under the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2007, the police said. (PTI)
