December 23, 2024: In a tragic turn of events, a woman in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, made an emotional and unusual request to doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, asking them to preserve the sperm of her late husband, who had died in a road accident just four months after their marriage.

The incident began when Jitendra Singh Geharwar, 30, was brought to the hospital for post-mortem after his untimely death in a road accident. Initially, his grieving wife refused to consent to the post-mortem. However, she later arrived at the hospital with an unexpected plea—asking doctors to preserve her husband's sperm so she could conceive his child and preserve his memory.

The request left hospital staff and local police in a state of uncertainty. Unfortunately, doctors informed the woman that it was too late to preserve the sperm, as more than 24 hours had passed since Jitendra’s death. Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Pandey, Head of the Forensic Department, explained, “Sperm must be preserved within 24 hours of death. Beyond this time frame, it becomes impossible. Additionally, our facility does not have the necessary resources to perform such a procedure.”

Despite the rejection, the woman became visibly distraught and created a scene at the hospital. It took considerable efforts from both the medical staff and the police to calm her down during the emotional ordeal.

Eventually, after much emotional distress, the woman agreed to allow the post-mortem to proceed, and the body was handed over to the family for final rites. Dr. Atul Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, said, "It was an extremely emotional situation. The woman had only been married for four months, and her desire to keep her husband's memory alive through a child was understandable, but the delay made the procedure impossible."

This heartbreaking incident highlights the intersection of grief, medical limitations, and legal procedures, as the young widow faced an overwhelming loss and a desire to hold onto her husband's memory in the most profound way possible.