The deceased organ donor
This donation comes only four days after the 14 th donation in which the family of Chumi Roy donated her organs after she was declared brain dead at Ruby General Hospital.
Naidu, who originally hailed from Maharashtra’s Thane, was at his in-laws’ place in Gobardanga to celebrate Durga Puja, according to sources. A blasting officer with a US company, family members said Naidu also had an office in Kolkata which he would visit often. “When Apollo doctors explained to us the concept of brain death and the possibility of organ donation , we all agreed to the same,” said his cousin Anup Naidu who rushed to Kolkata from his Jabalpur workplace on hearing about the accident. This is something that gives us solace,” said the cousin brother.
Married to Munmun Mitra, a nurse from Gobardanga, Naidu had adopted Bengal as his second home and would visit his in-laws often. Despite intensive care, doctors informed the family that the patient was showing all symptoms of brain death. “Our entire family has strong Bengal ties. my aunt, Akash’s mother, is a Bengali along with his own wife While my grandmother is a Bengali. He will now continue to live in three persons in the city that he loved so much.
When the confirmatory test threw up a positive result, Apollo doctors declared him brain dead on Tuesday.