Brain dead woman donates organs to seven persons
Manipal, June 26: The organs of a brain dead woman gave rebirth to seven patients at the KMC hospital in the city on Tuesday. Nirmala Bhat (51) of Karkala was declared brain dead. After the family members approval, her organs were donated to seven patients.
Nirmala Bhat sustained serious injuries when a motorbike knocked her down while walking on the road near her house on June 22 and she was admitted to KMC hospital on June 23. Nirmala Bhat who was treating in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital was declared brain dead on June 25 at 12.30 pm by the four senior doctors of the Medical Council as per the Human Protection Act 1994.
Later, with the consent of her husband Vasudeva Bhat and family members, the doctors separated her two heart valves, carnea, kidney and liver from her and prepared for transplant. Two carneas and one kidney will be transplanted to three patients admitted in the KMC of Manipal, liver and two heart valves will be given to the patients identified in Bengaluru and another kidney will be donated to another patient identified in Mangaluru, said KMC medical superintendent Dr Avinash Shetty.
Technical snag in helicopter
It was planned to airlift the organs through Mangaluru airport to Bengaluru from Manipal. But the helicopter which reached Adi Udupi helipad developed a technical snag and in the last moment, the organs were transported to Mangaluru airport by road. Liver and two heart valves were sent to Bengaluru through flight at 3.15 pm and a kidney was sent to Mangaluru at 3.50 pm. The ambulances which carried the organs were given zero traffic facility with police escort.
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Three more arrested in connection with murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.
With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.
According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.
Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.
Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.
Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.
Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.
