DCI Dismisses Allegations of Launching Manhunt for Indian Man Linked to Organ Harvesting

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Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) during a training session and an insert of Bellamkonda Ram Prasad.
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed allegations of launching a manhunt for Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, an Indian citizen, over links to organ harvesting syndicates in the country.

In a statement on Tuesday morning, the DCI flagged a viral social media post claiming that they were pursuing Ram Prasad for potential arrest and charges related to allegedly orchestrating the deaths of young Kenyans.

The flagged post suggested that detectives had urged members of the public with information that could lead to the arrest of the individual in question to report to the police.

According to the misleading post, Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, alias "Pratapan," was allegedly the mastermind behind an international human trafficking network involved in organ harvesting.

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Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations manning the agency's main entrance in Nairobi.
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It further claimed that the Indian citizen allegedly lured mostly young men and women under the age of 30 and that he had escaped police custody in India, where he had been held for organ harvesting crimes.

"Prasad escaped police custody in India where he had been held for organ harvesting crimes. He is believed to have sneaked into Kenya on 19 December 2024 and is operating a kidney harvesting syndicate," read the fake post.

The fake social media post also alleged that the DCI would offer a cash reward to any member of the public who reported Ram Prasad's whereabouts to them.

DCI was forced to clarify the matter after a section of social media users raised concerns over the post, sparking fear among some Kenyans who questioned why the said person was yet to be arrested.

"Kenya faces a crisis as an Indian Mafia, led by Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, preys on young victims. Autopsies reveal kidneys missing, sold for kidneys for 2000 Dollars. Interpol is on high alert," claimed a Kenyan on the X platform.

The clarification comes a day after police officers in Kapsabet arrested a former Member of the County Assembly (MCA) over her child's involvement in the gruesome murder of a suspect who had been detained at the Chemase Police Station.

The MCA was arrested along the Chemelil-Miwani-Kisumu road while fleeing, with police linking the politician and her child to an organ-harvesting syndicate.

According to the police, the MCA was allegedly fleeing the area over fears of being lynched by an irate mob, however, she was arrested and her vehicle towed to the police station.

Kenyan Police Vehicle.
Kenyan Police Vehicle.
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HILARY KIMUYU

 

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