Naveen Shekharappa's body to be donated for medical research; locals pay last respects
Haveri (Karnataka), March 21: The body of Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian medical student who died in a shelling attack in Ukraine on March 1, would be donated to a hospital for medical research, said the deceased's father, Shekharappa Gyangoudar.
The mortal remains of Naveen arrived in Bengaluru at 3 am Monday and were later taken to his hometown in Haveri in an ambulance and reached at 9 am. The last rites of Naveen are being performed as per Hindu Veerashaiva Lingayat tradition by his parents. His mortal remains, thereafter, will be taken out for a procession in the village.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai also paid his tribute to Naveen Shekharappa.
Naveen's family has decided to handover the body to SS Medical College in Davanagere and said that "his dream of becoming a doctor did not come true, so we decided to donate his body so that the future generation could do their research and be beneficial for them."
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"Since childhood, he wanted to become a doctor and serve society. However, he did not get a seat in a government medical college in India, so he went to Ukraine to pursue his medical education. His dream of becoming a doctor did not come true, so we decided to donate his body so that the future generation could do their research and be beneficial for them," said Naveen's father.
The father further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called him and assured him that the mortal remains of Naveen will be brought back. "Soon after his death reports came in, PM Modi called us. He said that the government is making all efforts to bring back the body to India," he said.
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