A kidney racket was busted in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday after Indian Police received a tip-off. According to Indian media reports the gang involved in the racket were able to rope in recepients from countries including Sri Lanka.
According to the Times of India, the recepients of these organs in countires such as Sri Lanka and Turkey were roped in after gullible donors were trapped and forced to donate their kidneys and livers.
Media reports claim the racket had been flourishing for six years and involved three Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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