Synopsis: A Hyderabad couple’s joy turned to despair when DNA tests revealed their surrogate child wasn’t theirs, exposing a decade-long fertility fraud at Srushti Fertility Centre. Dr Pachipalli Namratha’s scheme exploited desperate couples and vulnerable women, trafficking babies for profit. ED raids uncovered forged documents, a multi-state network, and millions in losses, leading to 25 arrests.

It was supposed to be the happiest moment of their lives. After years of struggle with infertility, a foreign passport holder couple finally held their newborn kid, born through what they believed was a legitimate surrogacy arrangement at Hyderabad’s Universal Srushti Fertility Centre.

They had paid Rs 30 lakh and followed every protocol, trusting Dr Pachipalli Namratha’s assurances that thei

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