Hyderabad:The questioning of eight accused in the Begumpet egg donation racket began on Thursday, with investigators focusing on whether women rescued during the operation had been brought back for multiple donation cycles and how the alleged network operated across fertility centres and assisted reproductive technology (ART) banks.
Sources said that major part of Thursday’s interrogation centred on establishing whether the rescued women had undergone donation more than once, particularly whether any of them had donated eggs on more than two occasions. Investigators were trying to ascertain whether the women were repeatedly recruited and moved between facilities for following donation cycles.
The police were also examining the women’s previous places of stay and the circumstances under which they were brought to Hyderabad. Investigators were attempting to reconstruct their movements, identify the agents who arranged their accommodation and establish whether the same women were linked to multiple fertility establishments.
Another key focus was the financial trail, including the transactions between the alleged recruitment network, fertility centres and ART banks. Investigators were checking how the payments were made, how the money was distributed among the agents, donors, fertility centers and ART banks and whether intermediaries received commissions for arranging donors.
Sources said the police were also examining records and documents seized during the investigation to establish the links between the accused and the establishments involved in the process. Police were also pursuing other leads to establish the roles of individual accused and verify the statements of the rescued women against records obtained from fertility centres and ART banks.
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