Like thousands of poor Tamil villagers, Kumaresan Velu, 29, had been lured to Bangalore, India's booming computer capital, where construction jobs pay $3 a day. To tide him over until he could find work, he agreed to sell his blood. Velu was taken to Yellamma Dasappa, a private hospital, and sedated after admission. When he was discharged eight days later, he had a 25-cm scar on his side. He later learned that his left kidney was missing. Within days, nine other victims told police a similar tale.
Reports of an underground trade in human organs have circulated in India for...
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