She came to Delhi for a liver transplant but little did the 16-month-old know that she would end up being the youngest donor in India.

Abhilasha, a resident of Bhopal became the youngest donor in the country to have donated both her eyes and kidneys, post her death.

Pratap C Reddy, founder and chairman of Apollo group of hospitals, claimed that the 16-year-old was the youngest cadaver organ donor in the country.

Abhilasha’ was born to businessman Rajendra Rahurikar and his wife Vineeta, 15 years after their marriage.

“We wanted her to live on in spite her death and hence decided to donate her organs,” a choking Vineeta said.

Born on 10 October 2007, Abhilasha was diagnosed with jaundice 15 days after her birth.

“Investigations revealed that she was suffering from Biliary Atresia. Doctors said there was no connection between the liver and the intestine and as such the bile got accumulated in the liver, leading to jaundice,” her mother said.

After three months, doctors in Bangalore operated upon her and Abhilasha was back home again but the surgery did not show much result and the jaundice refused to subside.

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