Kidney theft ring in India finally busted

It's a scary thought to think about some people who wake up one day with a pain in their abdomen, having found out they had a kidney stolen. Urban legends regarding this organ thievery have been around for ages. Well, they were true, and now a kidney transplant ring based out of India is getting shut down.

The hunt started in 1993 after authorities began trying to capture Doctor Amit Kumar. The evidence is mounted against him -- upwards of 600 kidneys are known to have been stolen under his command. You may be asking yourself, who in the world would sign up to take advantage of this service?

Clientele included needy patients from five countries. Even a couple of Americans were caught on the waiting list. But what about the victims? Indians from a poor background were scammed into selling their kidneys during an alleged job interview. But there was no job for these people to have -- only robbery. Thankfully this ring is getting busted, and hopefully the investigation roots out more criminals.