Police have arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in selling the kidneys of street people.

The detainees have been identified as Dhan Bahadur Roka (28) of Manthali Municipality-5, Ramechhap, currently residing in Thimi Municipality-5, Bhaktapur, Bijay Kunwar (31) of Tamghas Municipality-2, Gumli, presently living at Gaushala, KMC-7, Dhupendra Shahi (28) of Chamunda Bindrasayani Municipality-6, Dailekh, currently residing at Kalopul, Kathmandu, Bimal Bahadur Shahi (28) of Chamunda Bindrasayani Municipality-6, Dailekh, presently living at Chabahil, KMC-7 and Ashish Tamang (21) of Prithvinagar Municipality-1, Jhapa and currently residing at Thimi Municipality-5, Bhaktapur.

Police said that they apprehended them while they were preparing to take the street people to India, luring them to sell one of their kidneys for Rs 500, 000 in Kolkata.

They take the people into confidence saying that humans have two kidneys and selling one kidney will have no effect on the body, police said.

According to the police, they will they be taken action under the Human Trafficking and Trafficking Act 2064.