A Nampally court in Hyderabad has allowed the police to keep Dr. Athaluri Namrata in custody for five days. She is accused of running an illegal surrogacy and sperm business.
Dr. Namrata managed the Universal Shrushti Fertility Centre in Secunderabad with her son, Pachipala Jayanth Krishna. Both are the main suspects in this illegal operation.
On July 26, the police in Gopalapuram raided the clinic. A couple from Rajasthan had complained that a baby they received from the clinic was not biologically theirs.
Investigations revealed that the clinic charged between Rs 30 lakh and Rs 35 lakh for surrogacy services. Authorities are currently reviewing over 30 cases to see if clients were deceived and if proper legal and medical procedures were ignored.
Police found that Namrata had been running her clinics without a valid medical license since 2021. The clinic lacked a legal permit and violated health regulations.
