Bhubaneswar: The last rites of an eight-year-old Subhajit Sahu were conducted with state honours at a crematorium in Bhubaneswar’s Satya Nagar locality.
Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda and Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh were present at the ceremony.
Subhajit’s family decided to donate eight of his body parts after his demise.
According to a source, the eight-year-old fell unconscious while he was at his school during a test. Subsequently, he was taken to a hospital. The doctor Thursday pronounced him brain-dead. Later, his family members chose to donate eight of his body parts to those in need.
It can be mentioned here that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik February 15 announced that the last rites of those who donate their organs would be carried out with state honours.
Additionally, the government will provide Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the next-of-kin of the organ donor.
In order to streamline the process of organ donation, the Odisha government established the ‘State Organ & Tissues Transplant Organisation’ in 2019. Furthermore, they instituted the Suraj Award in 2020 to recognise and honour organ donors.
PNN