Doctors 'caught Selling Amputations to Beggars'
A television sting has claimed to expose a thriving 'arms-for-alms' trade in India when journalists apparently filmed doctors agreeing to amputate the limbs of beggars for as little as 10,000 rupees (£125).
A television sting claimed to expose a thriving "arms-for-alms" trade in India yesterday when journalists apparently filmed doctors agreeing to amputate the limbs of beggars for as little as 10,000 rupees (£125). An investigation by the CNN-IBN news channel showed three doctors taking money from the reporters.
There appears to be a thriving trade in Delhi where gangs kidnap beggars and force them to undergo surgery to attract sympathy. Police questioned one of the doctors, who denied the allegations. The two other doctors have disappeared.
There appears to be a thriving trade in Delhi where gangs kidnap beggars and force them to undergo surgery to attract sympathy. Police questioned one of the doctors, who denied the allegations. The two other doctors have disappeared.
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