Doctor donates his mother's body to Jhansi medical college

JHANSI: In a noble move, a doctor working in Jhansi medical college has donated his mother's body to the medical college on Monday after she expired for study purpose of anatomy department students.
As per the details, Dr Anshul Jain, a professor in anesthesia department in Jhansi, who was also the former vice-, principal of the medical college and presently the director of government paramedical college lost his mother Saroj Jain (70), on Sunday.
He and his father Dilip Bhushan Jain, also a doctor decided to donate her body, a wish which Saroj had also shown earlier. Recalling his mother's wish, Anshul told TOI that few years ago she had developed cardiac problems and the doctors had suggested for a bypass surgery which she had refused. This she did because she had already decided for the donation of her body without any cuts. On Monday, after the rituals which took place inside the medical college campus, the body was handed over to principal, Dr Narendra Singh Senger.
"The body, after the processes of embalming, will be kept in the anatomy department for the study purpose. It was indeed a noble and strong step taken by the family members which will set an example for everyone," Dr Senger told TOI.
This is second such incident in which a body has been donated to the medical college here. Earlier few years ago body of Dinesh Bains, a journalist was also donated in similar way by his kins as per the wish of the deceased.