The Great Indian Kidney Racket

A victims account of the most lucrative global enterprise.

Every time someone goes missing we hear the theory that they have been victims of organ trafficking. Sure, I’ve seen some research here and there but thought no way it’s as prominent as the web sleuths make it out to be… well I finally fell down the rabbit hole. And I apologize. Friends, I couldn’t have been more wrong. It’s real and it’s worse than you’d ever dream. It’s been called the most lucrative global enterprise, generating between $500 million to 1 billion US dollars annually, not that we’d ever have a solid, truthful amount. In particular, roughly 7000 kidneys are illegally acquired every year, often from poor, voiceless populations. Over In Mumbai, India, Sundar Jatav was coerced into selling his kidney and in turn, he ended up exposing a major kidney trafficking network based inside of a highly prestigious Indian hospital. Today we’re talking about the infamous Great Indian Kidney Racket.

It’s been 7 years since Sundar Singh Jatav left his northern Indian village to relocate to the bustling city of Mumbai. For years after the move, he was struggling to make ends meet in a cashiering position at a video game shop. There, he made $2.50 USD daily, when the whole point of the move was to make enough money to help his family back home out of debt. That $2.50…