{
  "id": 17158692,
  "title": "16-Year-Old Pledge Honoured; 74-Yr-Old Woman's Body Donated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/16-year-old-pledge-honoured-74-yr-old-womans-body-donated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/16-year-old-pledge-honoured-74-yr-old-womans-body-donated"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the body of 74-year-old Suryakala Sharma was donated to medical institutions after her passing on October 28. Her organs were given to Sri Aurobindo Medical College, while her eyes went to MK International Eye Bank and her skin to Choithram Skin Bank. The donation was carried out by her husband, JJ Sharma, and social worker Rahul, who shared a pledge for organ and body donation 16 years ago. The family honored her wish by completing the necessary formalities following her death. Indore Heart Health Alert warns that Indians develop heart disease a decade earlier than previously thought, with one in five heart attack patients aged 20-40. The Muskan Group Paropkari Trust praised the family for honoring Sharma's pledge and thanked the involved parties for their assistance. Jitu Bagani and Sandipan Arya from the trust also mentioned free counseling services for those interested in organ transplantation.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The body of 74-year-old Suryakala Sharma, a resident of Shivlok old-age home on Devguradia Road, was donated on Wednesday, Oct 28, following her death. Her body was donated to Sri Aurobindo Medical College, while her eyes were donated to MK International Eye Bank and skin to Choithram Skin Bank. The donation process was coordinated by her husband, JJ Sharma, and social…",
  "key_points": [
    "74-year-old Suryakala Sharma's body donated to medical institutions",
    "Donation carried out by her husband JJ Sharma and social worker Rahul",
    "Family honored her 16-year-old pledge for organ and body donation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Honoring long-term pledges for organ and body donation provides essential resources for medical institutions and helps address the urgent need for transplantable tissues and eyes in the community.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}