LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has frozen the bank accounts of a lady doctor for her alleged involvement in illegal organ trade scandal in the city.

“We have included Dr Lubna, wife of prime suspect Dr Fawad Mumtaz, in the investigation and frozen the couple’s bank accounts,” FIA Deputy Director Jamil Ahmed Khan Mayo told Dawn.

He said the agency was investigating the role of Dr Lubna [in the scam].

Over a month ago, the FIA had caught red-handed Dr Fawaz Mumtaz, Dr Altamash Kharal, paramedical staffers Umer Draz and Muhammad Shahzad during a raid at EME Society near Thokar Niaz Beg while they were performing a kidney transplant on two donors and as many Omani national recipients. The racket has been operative in other parts of the country also.

Subsequently, the FIA also arrested Dr Zafar Javed, anaesthesist at Mayo Hospital, two agents, three accomplices of the arrested doctors.

All the suspects are in jail on judicial remand.

Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2017