ULHASNAGAR: Police have filed a nearly 5,000-page chargesheet before an Ulhasnagar court in the alleged illegal egg donation racket busted in Badlapur, within 88 days of beginning the investigation. The chargesheet names 15 accused, including five doctors, women agents and others allegedly linked to the operation.According to police, eight accused directly involved in the racket were arrested, while notices were issued to seven others allegedly connected indirectly to the case. The chargesheet contains statements of 25 witnesses and details of nearly 250 egg donations allegedly carried out through 30 women.Police said the chargesheet outlines the role of all eight arrested accused. Among them is a woman donor who allegedly donated eggs at least 37 times in violation of legal norms and later became an agent, recruiting financially distressed women into the network. Under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, egg donation is permitted only once in a lifetime and commercial exploitation is banned.Investigators alleged women were paid Rs 25,000-30,000 per cycle, administered hormonal injections without proper supervision, and their eggs were later sold for lakhs of rupees.
