Siddipet: Family of brain-dead constable donates organs, police urge helmet use
Head constable Ponnammalla Surendar (52), posted at Cheriyal police station, was declared brain-dead after a road accident on December 29 while travelling from Siddipet to Cheriyal. His wife, Rukmini, consented to donate his kidneys, liver, and heart, with the Jeevandan team counselling and facilitating the process.
Siddipet: The family members of head constable Ponnammalla Surendar (52), who was declared brain-dead after being involved in a road accident, have decided to donate his organs.
Surendar, who was working at Cheriyal police station, met with an accident on December 29 while travelling from Siddipet to Cheriyal. He was declared brain-dead by doctors at a private hospital.
His wife, Rukmini, agreed to donate his two kidneys, liver and heart.
Appreciating the family’s decision, Commissioner of Police M Vijay Kumar appealed to police personnel and citizens to always wear helmets while riding two-wheelers.
The constable, who was not wearing a helmet, sustained severe head injuries after he slipped from his motorcycle while trying to avoid a street dog that suddenly crossed the road. The Jeevandan team later counselled the family and facilitated the decision to donate the organs.
Surendar was a 1995-batch constable and had been transferred to Cheriyal from Siddipet.
