Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Soldier's Organ Donation Saves Seven Lives, Satheesan Praises Gesture
Rahul Rajeev was a 30-year-old soldier from Kollam.
He served the nation in Himachal Pradesh.
He suffered brain death while being treated at a private hospital.
After his death, his family agreed to donate his organs.
The donation helped seven people receive life-saving transplants.
K-SOTTO coordinated the organ donation and transplantation process.
Kerala Police made a special green corridor so the organs could travel quickly.
V D Satheesan praised Rajeev’s compassion and offered sympathy to his family.
Thirty-year-old soldier Rahul Rajeev from Kollam suffered brain death while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Rajeev’s donated organs helped give seven people a new lease of life.
The donation was coordinated through the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation.
Kerala Police created a green corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Thiruvalla to transport the organs quickly.
V D Satheesan praised Rajeev’s selflessness and expressed condolences to his family.
- Who
- Rahul Rajeev, a 30-year-old soldier from Kollam, donated his organs after brain death; V D Satheesan praised the gesture.
- What
- His organ donation helped save or improve the lives of seven people.
- When
- The event was reported on Saturday; the articles do not specify when Rajeev suffered brain death or when the transplants occurred.
- Where
- Rajeev was treated at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, and the organs were transported to Thiruvalla.
- Why
- The organs were transported quickly to support timely transplantation for the recipients.
- Donor
- Rahul Rajeev, a 30-year-old soldier
- Hometown
- Kollam, Keralam
- Outcome
- Organs helped seven people
- Donation coordinator
- Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO)
- Transport route
- Thiruvananthapuram to Thiruvalla
- Emergency support
- Kerala Police facilitated a green corridor
- Military service
- Rajeev had served in Himachal Pradesh