Body of Indian Student Killed in Russia-Ukraine War to be Donated for Medical Research

NEW DELHI: The family of the Indian student, Naveen Gyanagoudar, who was killed in Ukraine said on Saturday that they have decided to donate his body to a Medical Sciences and Research Centre.

As per reports, the body will be donated to the SS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Karnataka's Davanagere district.

This comes after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Gyanagoudar's body will arrive at the Bengaluru airport at 3 am on March 20.

Naveen Gyanagoudar's father, Shekherappa Gyanagoudar, told reporters that the body will reach the family's village by 9 am. "Then we will perform pooja as per the Veera Shaiva tradition, then we'll keep [the body] for public view and then we'll donate the body to SS Hospital, Davanagere for medical studies," he said, according to ANI.

He said that his son wanted to achieve something in the field of medicine, but that could not happen. "At least his body can be used by other medical students for studies," he said.

Shekarappa Gyanagoudar said that the family was earlier not sure about whether they would be able to see Naveen Gyanagoudar's body. "But, thanks to the efforts by the Union and the state governments, we can see him one last time," he said.

Naveen Gyanagoudar was killed on March 1 after Russian forces attacked Kharkiv city. His body was embalmed and kept in a mortuary in Ukraine.

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