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Mumbai Brain-Dead Teen's Family Donates Organs, Saving Multiple Patients

Mumbai Brain-Dead Teen's Family Donates Organs, Saving Multiple Patients
Mumbai Brain-Dead 18-Year-Old’s Family Donates Organs, Gives New Lease Of Life To Multiple Patients · freepressjournal.in

An 18-year-old student named Meher became very sick and his brain stopped working.

Doctors said he was brain dead.

His family was very sad, but they decided to help other people.

They donated his liver, small intestine, corneas, and skin.

These organs and tissues can help sick patients get better.

Meher was studying to become a mechatronics engineer.

He had kidney disease but kept studying anyway.

He had just gotten into a college in Pune.

His father said his organs could give others a chance to live.

This was the 41st organ donation in Mumbai in 2026.

Key facts

Donor
Meher, 18-year-old Mechatronics Engineering student
Cause of brain death
Brain haemorrhage
Hospital
Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai
Organs and tissues donated
Liver, small intestine, corneas, skin
Consent given by
Father Kolleppara Chandrashekhar
Date declared brain dead
August 16
Milestone
Mumbai's 41st deceased organ donation of 2026
Education
Admission to Mechatronics Engineering in Lohegaon, Pune; scored around 75% in JEE

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