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Rajasthan: Civil Contractor Breaks Ramzan Fast, Donates Plasma To Two Covid Patients

The civil contractor, who earned applause from several people for his decent gesture on Wednesday, reportedly came to know through social networking platforms and blood donor groups that two women patients - Nirmala and Alka - were in urgent need of blood group A+ plasma.

Udaipur: In a noble gesture, a civil contractor identified as Aqeel Mansoori broke his first Ramzan fast to donate plasma to two women Covid-19 patients in Rajasthan’s Udaipur city.

The civil contractor, who earned applause from several people for his decent gesture on Wednesday, reportedly came to know through social networking platforms and blood donor groups that two women patients - Nirmala and Alka - were in urgent need of blood group A+ plasma. 

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“I rushed to the hospital after seeing messages on social networks and decided to donate the plasma. I knew about the plasma donation procedure since I had done it in the past after recovering from the disease,” a report published in The Times of India quoted Mansoori as saying. 

He said the doctors asked him “to have something before plasma donation”.

“So, I had to break my fast and donated my blood,” he added. 

Asserting he has fulfilled his duty as a human being, the civil contractor said has no regrets about donating the plasma as it was his responsibility as a human.

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“I prayed to Allah that both the patients get well,” he added. 

Mansoori further said he has donated plasma thrice and requested all who have recovered from the disease to donate. 

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