During a time when divisiveness is prevalent in India, an instance from Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh is giving people a message of hope.
According to Indian media reports, a Muslim woman broke her fast and donated blood to a Hindu youth and saved his life.
The condition of a resident of Vijay Kumar Rastogi, who lives in the Mishrana community, in Uttar Pradesh’s Pihani town, suddenly worsened.
When brought to the district hospital, it was said that he was in dire need of blood. However, finding the blood type he needed proved to be difficult and even the blood bank could not provide it.
The family members continued their search for the O+ blood group for 6 days. Due to Corona epidemic, most of the blood banks were facing shortage of blood stock.
A blood bank worker reportedly helped the patient’s family get in contact with a volunteer, Alisha Khan, a resident of Hidayat nagar in Lakhimpur Kheri District, who has O-positive blood, the type Rastogi needed.
The woman gave her blood to save a life, which she did not even know. She comes as a great example of empathy.