Organs donated by the family members of a brain-dead man in Pune have given new life to four needy patients in Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday. The 32-year-old welder had suffered a stroke a few days ago and was rushed to the KEM Hospital in Pune. However, his condition deteriorated on Friday sharply and finally he was declared brain-dead by medical team treating him.

A 32-year-old brain-dead welder from Pune donated four organs on his birthday, said authorities. His six months' pregnant wife, with whom the deceased has a six-year-old son, consented to donate his organs after he was declared brain-dead following a heatstroke. While his heart was transplanted into a 28-year-old patient, his liver and kidneys were sent to other hospitals.

A 35-year-old man wrote a letter to the office of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking permission for euthanasia after he was reportedly upset with an unstable career and lack of marriage prospects. Senior cop Devidas Gheware of the Dattawadi Police Station told news agency ANI that the letter was written around 15 to 20 days ago.