An emotional video of 32-year-old Harish Rana has gone viral online, showing his family saying their final goodbyes before he was shifted to the palliative care unit at AIIMS in Delhi. Harish Rana, who is expected to undergo medically monitored death in the coming weeks.
In the video he is seen blinking and gulping, the only movements he has made since a fall 13 years ago caused severe and irreversible brain damage.
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An emotional goodbye
On Friday, before the transfer to AIIMS, the family held a farewell at their Rajnagar Extension home in Ghaziabad. In a 22-second emotional clip, Rana’s family is seen spending their final moments with him. His mother sat close by, clearly devastated, while a Brahma Kumaris sister applied a tilak on his forehead.
"Forgive everyone, ask forgiveness from all, now it's time to go. It's okay," she stated.
Doctors at AIIMS will slowly withdraw life-sustaining support under medical supervision. This is the first time an Indian court has approved the removal of not just ventilator support, but also feeding tubes and other artificial medical assistance.
@Adieu Harish
— ð•¿ð–ð–Š ð•½ð–ð–’ð–Šð–Šð–Ÿ (@Rameez96465391) March 15, 2026
With a shattered and crying heart, we say goodbye to Harish Rana. After years of silent suffering, the @SCofIndia India finally granted you the dignity to rest.
The pain of losing you will stay forever.
Rest in peace, you will always be remembered.m. 💔🕊ï 🕊ï💔 pic.twitter.com/uLFZ7XTDs5
The accident and the years that followed
Harish Rana was an engineering student at Panjab University and played football actively before the tragedy. In 2013, he fell from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation, suffering severe head injuries that left him in a coma. His parents, particularly his father Ashok Rana, cared for him without interruption over the next 13 years.
