Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Eight individuals were arrested by Petbasheerabad police for allegedly running a commercial surrogacy and egg trading business. A mother-son duo who have been accused of orchestrating the racket and six other women have been apprehended for allegedly acting as egg donors or surrogate mothers.

According to the police, the prime accused in the case Narreddula Laxmi Reddy had worked as an egg donor and surrogate mother in the past and was now using her contacts to and targeting financially vulnerable women to run this racket. Her son, Narender Reddy,who is a chemical engineering graduate, allegedly assisted her in the same.

The six women have been identified as Golconda Sai Leelafrom Karnataka, Malagalla Venkata Laxmi...