Indore, February 20 The Madhya Pradesh government has paid a state farewell to a 49-year-old man who was declared brain-dead and whose organs were donated in Indore, officials said.
Property dealer Vijay Jaiswal was admitted to a private hospital here on February 15 after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident, Sandipan Arya, coordinator of Indore Society for Organ Donation, told
"Jaiswal, a resident of Khargone town, was declared brain dead by doctors. After consulting with us, Jaiswal's family agreed to donate his organs. Surgeons then retrieved his heart, liver, and both kidneys. The heart was flown to Ahmedabad by a special flight, while his liver and two kidneys were transplanted into patients at local hospitals," Arya informed.
Eyewitnesses said that during the guard of honour accorded to Jaiswal at the funeral on Thursday, police personnel stood in line with their rifles, which they raised in salute on command. Top police and administrative officials were present on the occasion.
"My husband's organ donation will save the lives of seriously ill members of three or four families. It was with this feeling that we decided to donate his organs," his wife Aradhana said.
On February 15, a 10-month-old girl from Kerala was laid to rest with state honours after she became the southern state's youngest donor following her parents' decision to donate her organs.
