New Delhi : An emotional video of Harish Rana, the 32-year-old who will face a medically monitored death in the coming weeks, has gone viral, which shows his family bidding him farewell. Harish is seen blinking and gulping in the video, the only movements he has been able to perform for the last 13 years after a fall left him with severe, and irreversible, brain damage.
Kumari Lovely is connected with ‘Prabhu Milan Bhavan’, a Brahma Kumari center in Ghaziabad. The Rana family has long been associated with the Brahma Kumari movement, a women-run spiritual organization founded in 1937 and headquartered in Mount Abu. While medical experts agreed his state was irreversible, the Supreme Court had to clarify that withdrawal of nutrition and medical tubes – beyond ventilator support – could legally constitute passive euthanasia.
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan delivered the historic verdict, enabling the family to end life support in a hospital setting, allowing Harish Rana to die with dignity. Rana, an engineering student at Panjab University, suffered head injuries after falling from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation in 2013 and has been in a coma since.
"Final farewell to Harish Rana"
After 13 years in coma, he has reached Delhi AIIMS where life support will be withdrawn.
Heartbreaking moment for his parents who cared for him tirelessly, knowing he would never wake up 💔
Om Shanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/v8LYeFYb7B— Lakshay Mehta (@lakshaymehta08) March 15, 2026
Shortly after the ruling, Rana’s father said that the Supreme Court permitting the withdrawal of artificial life support to his son wouldn’t bring any personal benefit to the family. Speaking after the ruling, Ashok Rana acknowledged that while the decision would not lessen their pain, it could serve as a guide for other families dealing with prolonged, irreversible medical conditions. He emphasised that the verdict offers a pathway for families struggling with ethical and emotional dilemmas surrounding long-term care in cases of permanent vegetative states.
This carefully supervised withdrawal at AIIMS is expected to be gradual, ensuring medical safety while allowing Harish Rana to conclude his life peacefully and with dignity, setting a precedent for similar cases in India.