Chandigarh, April 22 -- A 17-year-old girl, who was declared brain-dead after a fall from a height, gave a new lease of life to three terminally ill patients at PGIMER, Chandigarh, after her family courageously consented to donate her organs.

Following the accident, Harpreet, a BCA student, was initially admitted to the Fatehgarh Sahib civil hospital and later referred to GMCH-32, Chandigarh. She was eventually brought to PGIMER on April 17 in a critical condition. Despite all medical efforts, her condition deteriorated, and she was declared brain-dead by the brain stem death committee on April 20 in accordance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act.

At this devastating juncture, her father, Surinder Singh, made the extraordinary ...