Pakistan

Court sentence 26 years in jail, Rs1.2m fine to accused involved in illegal kidney transplantation

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RAWALPINDI: District and Session Judge Rawalpindi sentenced five accused to a total of 26 years in prison and a fine of Rs1.2 million over the charges of illegal kidney transplantation.

The court convicted a doctor, nurse, and their accomplices under the Illegal Transplantation Act and Section 334 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

The main accused Dr. Fawad Mumtaz sentenced to 7 years in prison and a fine of Rs. 1 million. The court also sent Nurse Subia, Abu Bakr, Sharif, and Hasnain each to three years in prison and a fine of Rs50,000 each.

Taxila police registered the case in March 2023 on charges of their involvement in illegal Kidney transplantation.

In view of solid evidence presented by police, the court sentenced the criminals, the Rawalpindi police spokesperson said in a press release.

Following the conviction, CPO Syed Khalid Hamdani commended the SSP Investigation and the investigative and legal teams, the police said.

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