{
  "id": 10219872,
  "title": "Mumbai: ₹7.25 Crore Raised As Father Battles To Save 14-Month-Old Daughter From Rare Genetic Disorder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/mumbai-7-25-crore-raised-as-father-battles-to-save-14-month-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:06:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-725-crore-raised-as-father-battles-to-save-14-month-old-daughter-from-rare-genetic-disorder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: On Daughters’ Day, a father’s relentless fundraising efforts have helped raise ₹7.25 crore to fund his 14-month-old daughter Gargi’s treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder. Gargi is fighting a serious condition requiring Zolgensma gene therapy, with the estimated treatment cost around ₹10 crore.\n\nDuring Ganeshotsav, devotees at Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai contributed around ₹12–13 lakh to Gargi’s cause, standing with banners and donation boxes near queues and during the immersion procession. Jadhav personally stood outside a famous temple for 12 days, collecting ₹1–1.25 lakh each day.\n\nSandeep Jadhav, Gargi’s father, expressed his gratitude for the support received. He also approached the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal and Reliance and the Adani Foundation for assistance, awaiting their responses.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: On Daughters’ Day, the story of a father’s relentless efforts to save his 14-month-old daughter has touched the hearts of many. Over the past two months, Sandeep Jadhav, a resident of Wagholi, Pune, has been seeking financial assistance through crowdfunding and other means to fund his daughter Gargi’s treatment. So far, around ₹7.25 crore has been raised, bringing the family closer to the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}