Summary An Indian woman alleged that her husband and his family are responsible for removal of her kidney du
(Web Desk) – A 28-year-old Indian woman’s husband and brother-in-law have been arrested after she filed a complaint against them for stealing one of her kidneys in lieu of a dowry.
Two years ago, the woman’s husband arranged an appendicitis surgery when she was suffering from a stomach pain.
In 2017, the woman found through two separate examinations that she was missing one of her kidneys. She alleged that her husband and his family are responsible for the missing kidney, saying that it was done due to their frequent demands for a hefty dowry, reported the BBC.
Despite a ban on dowry in India since 1961, the practice is wide spread where the bride’s family has to pay some money to the husband as ‘dowry’.
Rita Sarkar, during her interview with the local media, said she had been a victim of domestic abuse for many years due to her husband’s demand for a dowry.
"My husband took me to a private nursing home in Kolkata, where he and the medical staff told me that I would be fine after removing my inflamed appendix through surgery," the Hindustan Times quoted her as saying.
"My husband warned me not to disclose the surgery in Kolkata to anyone."
Months later after her previous surgery, her family took Sarkar to a doctor where the scans revealed that she was missing her right kidney.
"I then understood why my husband implored me to keep quiet about the surgery," she said.
"He sold my kidney because my family couldn t meet his demand for dowry."
The police inspector of this case, Udayshankar Ghosh in his statement to local media said that a case had been registered under provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act. “We have also charged three persons with attempt to murder and bride torture,” he said.
According to Hindustan Times, police suspect a kidney smuggling gang is associated with the crime and that a special team has been formed to investigate the case.
