“Medico legal cases are complicated. What we have done to tackle them is basically to establish personal contacts with all concerned parties. We have talked to the police and sought their help and we have tied up with the Safdarjung Hospital. If people feel that they are doing good for society, they go out of their way to help,” says Col Seth.

AORTA has even managed to get over 1,000 people to pledge their organs through an extensive publicity programme within the Armed Forces.

“Our main aim is to benefit Armed Forces and their families. As and when a national (organ transplant) body develops, we would like to help them and partner up. The base (of donors and recipients) has to be as broad as possible so that at no time any organ is wasted,” says Col Seth.