In dying, this Pune police naik saves 5 lives, heart goes to army jawan

The police naik (constable) had met with a road accident on August 3 and fortunately for him a police van passing by immediately took him to YCM hospital.

The man who received his heart is a JCO who was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and was on the waiting list for a donor's heart. (Representational image via Canva)

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For the wife of 38-year-old police naik from Pimpri Chinchwad, this Independence Day is one she will never forget, as she pays her last respect to her husband who in dying saved five lives. His organs have saved five people’s lives including a 46-year-old Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who got the police constable’s heart late on August 14.

The police naik (constable) had met with a road accident on August 3 and fortunately for him a police van passing by immediately took him to YCM hospital. He was later shifted to Ruby Hall Clinic where doctors treated him for severe traumatic brain injury. “He had grievous injuries and was declared brain dead. As part of the organ donation awareness programme, family members were counselled to donate his organs,” said Dr Prasad Muglikar, Medical Director at Ruby Hall Clinic.

The man who received his heart is a JCO who was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and was on the waiting list for a donor’s heart. The heart transplant was performed at AICTS and the army jawan (JCO) was stable, the Officiating Commandant at Army Institute of Cardio-Thoracic Sciences (AICTS) in Pune told The Indian Express.

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This was AICTS’ s sixth heart transplant which was successfully performed on August 14.

“Our counsellors managed to convince the patient’s relatives and the police naik’s wife was extremely brave in consenting to donate her husband’s organs,” Behram Khodaiji, CEO, Ruby Hall Clinic added.

According to Aarti Gokhale, central coordinator, Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre in Pune, the police naik’s kidney and pancreas were sent to Jupiter Hospital while another kidney and liver donated to wait-listed patients at Ruby Hall Clinic. The heart was sent to AICTS for transplant, and later Monday evening (August 14), the Indian Army Southern Command, HQ Pune, tweeted that AICTS performed its sixth heart transplant. A green corridor was provided by Pune traffic police and Southern Command Provost Unit.

Anuradha Mascarenhas

Anuradha Mascarenhas is a journalist with The Indian Express and is based in Pune. A senior editor, Anuradha writes on health, research developments in the field of science and environment and takes keen interest in covering women's issues. With a career spanning over 25 years, Anuradha has also led teams and often coordinated the edition. ... Read More

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