Prison officer’s family agrees to donate nine organs

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In a selfless gesture, the household of a situation officer, grieving his untimely death, has travel guardant to donate 9 of his organs.

A.R. Anish, adjunct situation serviceman astatine Central Prison, Poojappura, died connected Wednesday. His heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, liver, hand, and retinas volition beryllium donated.

One kidney, heart, and lungs, and the retinas volition spell to patients astatine Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kottayam; 1 kidney, pancreas, and manus to Amrita infirmary successful Kochi, and the liver to Caritas hospital, Kottayam.

The kidney, heart, and lungs volition beryllium transplanted connected a azygous time astatine Kottayam MCH, reportedly a archetypal for a authorities infirmary successful the country.

Anish, 38, from Poozhanad successful Thiruvananthapuram, was returning aft Darshan astatine Sabarimala erstwhile helium sustained a caput wounded astatine Pampa connected October 17. He was archetypal taken to infirmary successful Pathanamthitta and past to Kottayam MCH wherever helium was declared encephalon dormant connected Wednesday.

He is survived by his parent Ambika Kumari and sisters.

Minister for Health Veena George thanked thanked Anish’s household for agreeing to donate his organs.

Published - October 22, 2025 11:01 p.m. IST

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