Harish, the First Person Granted Passive Euthanasia in India, Passes Away After 13 Years in Coma
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- Harish Rana, the first person in India permitted for passive euthanasia, has died at AIIMS Delhi.
- The Supreme Court granted Harish permission for passive euthanasia on March 11.
- Harish had been in a coma since 2013 and was moved to the palliative care unit at AIIMS on March 14.
Kathmandu – Harish Rana, the first individual in India granted passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS in Delhi.
On March 11, the Supreme Court of India issued a verdict permitting Harish to undergo passive euthanasia.
According to PTI, 31-year-old Harish had been in a coma since 2013. On March 14, he was transferred from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative care unit at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS.
Harish was a B.Tech student at Punjab University. In 2013, he suffered a severe head injury after falling from a fourth-floor balcony.
He remained in a coma from that time onward, sustained by artificial nutrition and occasional oxygen support.
Harish’s father stated that the Supreme Court’s verdict marked the first time in India that permission for “voluntary death” was granted.
