Muslim man donates blood to save life of ailing Hindu baby in MP's Chhatarpur!

Chhatarpur: In a selfless act, a Muslim man donated blood to save the life of a 60-day-old baby boy suffering from anaemia in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district.

When he received a phone call about the baby on Saturday, Rafat Khan, 36, did not hesitate even for a second and raced his motorcycle to the district hospital. Khan was about to leave his house to offer namaz when he received a call about Vikas Gupta who was in desperate need of 'A' positive blood.

The baby suffered from anaemia, a condition caused due to deficiency of healthy red blood cells that carry adequate oxygen to body's tissues. “Without a second thought, I picked up my motorcycle and rushed to the district hospital to donate blood to the ailing child,” Khan told PTI on Sunday.

Khan said the baby's father Jitendra, who is a resident of Manoria village, had contacted him after he failed to source blood and was cheated by a tout. Talking to PTI, Jitendra said, "My son's condition has improved now after Khan donated blood. He came like an angel and donated blood with a smile when my child needed it desperately."

Khan is not a first-time donor and has donated blood at least 13 times in a span of one year. —PTI