He said most of the kidneys for transplantation had been obtained from people in plantation areas.

 

The health ministry has called for an immediate report and will mediate to see an end to the racket, he said.

 

A committee, also comprising the director of private hospitals, has been appointed to report back within a week with regard to the Sri Lankan doctors involved, he said at the cabinet news briefing yesterday (21).

 

The ministry is yet to receive the report issued by India regarding the racket, he said, adding that instructions have been given to obtain a copy from the police for investigation.

 

The Medical Council can expel any doctor found guilty, he said.

 

Following a revelation by the Indian media that six Sri Lankan doctors were involved in the racket, the government officially informed private hospitals to suspend kidney transplantation for foreigners.

 

The racket first came to light in 2012.