Darshan Singh, 80, of Nissing town in Haryana’s Karnal district, was declared dead by doctors in Patiala, Punjab, but miraculously revived on his way to his village for the last rites. Singh, a chronic heart patient, was taken to a private hospital in Patiala for treatment, where his elder son, Gurdev Singh, received the devastating news of his death due to a lack of a heartbeat.
Word of Singh’s apparent death quickly spread in Nissing, where his family holds a prominent and wealthy status, with the locality even named after him. Relatives and friends gathered at his house to mourn and prepare for his funeral. Singh’s younger son, Baldev Singh, hurried to Patiala to bring back his father’s body.
However, fate took an unexpected turn when the ambulance, en route to Nissing, hit a pothole on the bumpy road near Dhand in Kaithal. To the astonishment of Singh’s family, this jolt seemed to bring him back to life. Baldev Singh, noticing movement in his father’s hand, immediately checked and discovered a heartbeat. Acting swiftly, Baldev Singh redirected the ambulance to a private hospital in Nissing, where doctors advised shifting his father to Karnal for more comprehensive treatment. Subsequently, Darshan Singh was admitted to Rawal Hospital in Karnal.
Dr Netra Pal, one of the medical professionals overseeing Singh’s care at Rawal Hospital, confirmed that the octogenarian was indeed alive. While Singh’s survival is being hailed as a miracle by his family, they remain cautiously optimistic, waiting for him to regain the ability to communicate. Dr. Viney Singla, a cardiac physician, emphasized the rarity of such cases and outlined the standard procedures doctors typically follow to declare a patient dead. The circumstances surrounding Singh’s revival are indeed extraordinary, and the family expresses gratitude for this unexpected twist of fate.
Despite the miraculous turn of events, Baldev Singh referred to his father’s survival as a “miracle” and expressed the family’s joy. However, he noted that the family would truly rejoice when Singh started speaking again. Singh’s health is currently under close monitoring and treatment at Rawal Hospital, where he was initially put on a ventilator due to his condition but has since shown signs of improvement, no longer requiring the ventilator.
This extraordinary story of survival has left the family and the community in awe, underscoring the unpredictable nature of life and the potential for unexpected turns even in the face of seemingly definitive circumstances.