A shocking case from West Bengal has come to light, where a woman deceived her husband into selling his kidney for ₹10 lakh, only to flee with both the money and her lover.
According to a News18 report, the incident took place in Sankrail, Howrah district. The woman allegedly persuaded her husband to sell his kidney for ₹10 lakh, claiming they were struggling financially and needed the money for their daughter’s education and future marriage.
Pressured the man agreed to donate his kidney and after a year-long search they found a buyer, three months ago. After he sold his kidney, the man believed that the act would finally solve all the financial problems of the family and he could arrange for his daughter’s marriage. However, he didn’t realize that he was being duped by his own wife.
As the young man sacrificed his kidney in hopes of improving his family's financial situation, his wife was secretly building a connection with Ravi Das, a painter from Subhash Colony in Barrackpore. Their relationship, which began on Facebook, soon turned into an affair. Once her husband had sold his kidney for ₹10 lakh, she abandoned him, fleeing with both the money and her lover.
Determined to confront his wife and her lover, the husband filed a police complaint and began tracking them down. Accompanied by his family and their 10-year-old daughter, he eventually located their residence in Barrackpore. However, upon reaching the house, the couple refused to open the door, avoiding any confrontation.
The wife even went as far as challenging the husband to do whatever he wished. She even told him that she would be sending him a divorce letter. News18 reported the wife said, “ “Do what you must. I will be sending a divorce letter."
Illegal organ trading is prevalent in India. Just last month on January 21, Telangana officials busted a kidney transplant racket at Alaknanda Hospital in Saroor Nagar, Rangareddy district. The scandal has uncovered an illegal organ trafficking network, with reports indicating that two donors were paid ₹4 lakh each for their kidneys, while the recipients paid ₹50 lakh for the transplants, as revealed by a senior health official.