Police have arrested as many as seven persons for their alleged involvement in selling blood at the Dharmagarh Sub-Divisional Hospital, said Kalahandi SP Battula Gangadhar at a news conference here.
The accused were identified as two laboratory technicians of a blood bank and five middlemen, he said.
Allegations regarding illegal sale of blood at the hospital had surfaced recently, following which district Collector Gavali Parag Harshad visited the hospital a couple of days ago and took stock of the situation.
The arrests were made under the Mo Sarkar initiative of the State Government, the SP added.