The 1992-batch Uttar Pradesh-cadre IPS officer, Thakur who is posted as the Inspector General of Police (Civil Defence), had alleged that a gang is contacting Facebook users to purchase their kidney and was offering Rs 3.5-4 lakh for it.

In his complaint, Thakur claimed that one of his friends from Noida had been contacted by a person on Facebook and was offered Rs 3.5 lakh for his renal organ.