Egg-donation racket busted in Thane, 3 women arrested for exploiting poor women

• Police in Thane district exposed an egg-donation racket exploiting poor women, arresting three individuals.
• The alleged racket, potentially worth crores, operated from a residential apartment and a sonography centre in Joveli, Badlapur East.
• The arrested women, Sulakshana Gadekar, Ashwini Chabukswar, and Manjusha Wankhede, targeted needy women, paying them Rs 25,000-30,000 per cycle.
• Victims were repeatedly used as donors, given hormonal injections, and their eggs were sold for lakhs of rupees to IVF centers.
• Police suspect over 20 women might be victims and are investigating the involvement of IVF centers, doctors, and hospitals, expecting high-profile names to surface.