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Monday, November 12, 2012

She sold her kidney to protect son


It was a hard choice for Manju (26) when her family encountered difficult times in 2009. Her lover threatened to kill their son if she did not agree to sell one of her kidneys. She agreed, after an initial refusal, thinking that she was doing something for the welfare of her family but her lover vanished after selling her kidney. And now, she is struggling to eke out a living.


Manju met Binu Pramod, a sales executive with a tea company at her workplace in 2005. Their friendship turned into an affair and she eloped with him and had a baby. After four years, the family faced hardships and Binu wanted her to sell one of her kidneys to his close friend who was to undergo kidney transplantation. He said that they would get Rs 10 lakh and the amount could resolve all their problems. "I initially opposed his request. Later he threatened to kill our son. I had no support from my family and I decided to trust him. I signed all the documents he gave," Manju told TOI.

Manju said she underwent the surgery at KIMS HOSPITAL in Thiruvananthapuram in 2009 and she donated her left kidney. "I was in the ICU for three days. When I enquired about Binu, I realized what really went wrong. He collected the amount and vanished. Above all, the recovery was nothing like I expected; it was painful," she said. She later filed a complaint in 2011 claiming that Binu had married her and absconded after selling her kidney. Last week, North police arrested three persons who had helped Binu sell Manju's kidney. Police have launched a hunt for Binu, who is absconding since 2009. Manju is staying with her mother and son at a rented house near HMT Colony in Kalamassery.

Source: Times of India 

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