NIA arrests prime accused in trafficking people for organ transplantation in Kerala
Kochi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency has arrested the prime accused in a case involving trafficking people to Iran for illegal organ donation.
Ernakulam native Madhu Jayakumar was arrested after he arrived from Iran on 8 November, sources said.
According to sources, following the national agency’s petition, Madhu was produced before the Court in Kochi on November 12.
The court sent Madhu to NIA’s custody till November 19.
He is currently being questioned at the NIA office in Kochi.
The case began on May 18, 2024, when officials of the Bureau of Immigration at Kochi airport intercepted a youth on suspicion of involvement in an organ-trafficking network.
The investigation was initially handled by the Ernakulam Rural Police before being taken over by the NIA.
The probe revealed that the accused targeted financially distressed individuals and lured them to Iran under the pretext of legal organ donation.
They also identified organ recipients and facilitated their treatment in Iranian hospitals, falsely claiming the process was lawful there.
Last year, the NIA filed a chargesheet against Madhu, Sabith, Sajith Shyam and Bellamkonda Ram Prasad.
In February 2025, an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against Madhu, who had been residing in Iran.
For NIA, Madhu’s arrest is crucial as he was controlling the organ trafficking operations in Iran, coordinating with hospitals there, sources added.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
