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The police have arrested ten people including the owner of the fertility centre Dr Athaluri Namratha alias Pachipala Namratha.
Surrogacy and child selling centre busted
Hyderabad: The police have busted a gang that was involved in illegal surrogacy (rented wombs) and selling children from IVF centre in Gopalpuram here in Secunderabad, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
The police have arrested ten people including the owner of the fertility centre Dr Athaluri Namratha alias Pachipala Namratha. They are arrested on allegations of conducting a large-scale illegal surrogacy and fertility scam.
The police has also seized a number of medical equipments and medicines, mobile phones and digital devices and some records and documents.
𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲.
Gopalapuram Police, with support from the Medical & Health Dept., busted a major illegal surrogacy and baby-selling racket operated by Dr. Athaluri… pic.twitter.com/TFSW3BEK80
— Hyderabad City Police (@hydcitypolice) July 27, 2025
The modus operandi of the gang was simple and practical. They used to locate women from weaker sections and get them to do surrogacy. After the birth the child was sold to needy couples.
The racket came into light when a couple, whom the surrogacy child was sold, found that the DNA of the newborn through surrogacy did not match theirs at all.
This couple has reportedly paid Rs 35 lakhs to have a child through surrogacy and after making several payments to the clinic in due course of nine months, the couple discovered this bitter truth.
Ultimately the couple filed a complaint against the clinic. As as result the police raided this illegal surrogacy and fertility centre and took action.
