JAIPUR: Actor Sonu Sood has come as a godsend to a couple from Jalore, whose newborn baby girl was born with heart-related complications.
The actor has arranged for the infant’s surgery in Mumbai.
The infant, who is struggling to breathe ever since she was born on June 1, was diagnosed with a hole in her heart and abnormalities in her blood vessels near the heart in Jalore town.
Since her father, who works as a welder, earns a meagre Rs 12,000 per month, some people tweeted about the infant’s condition to actor Sonu Sood on June 6.
On Thursday, a team of the actor reached Jalore and took the girl in an ambulance to Mumbai, where her operation has been fixed for Friday.
The girl has now been named ‘Sonu’ by her mother Dhara Devi and father Bhagaram, to honour the actor’s gesture.
Yogesh Joshi, a businessman from Jalore, came to know that Dhara Devi had given birth to a girlchild on June 1 and that since her birth, the baby had breathing issues and was on oxygen support.
“Though their neighbour who is a boy pursuing chartered accountancy, I came to know about the medical condition of the girl.
Since the family is poor, I tweeted to Sonu sir and his team members including Hitesh Jain,” said Joshi while talking to TOI on Thursday.
After the tweet, the actor’s team verified the request and sought the medical papers of the girl from her family, which were provided by Joshi.
“After verification, an ambulance was sent on Thursday and the girl has now been taken to Mumbai for further treatment.
Sonu sir has once again proved that he is a saviour,” Joshi added.
It may be recalled that Joshi’s daugthers Mahi and Pratha had sent Rs 16,530 from their piggy bank to Sonu Sood some days ago.
When contacted, Dilip Solanki, uncle of the girl, said, “Ishwar sun Prarthana hai chori theek ho jaave, Sonu ji to bhagwan hain (I pray to god that the girl recovers, Sonu ji is god).” In the afternoon, the actor also tweeted that he has arranged for an ambulance and fixed her surgery at a private hospital in Mumbai.
The actor also spoke to the family over phone when he was informed that they have named the girl, who is 10 days old, on Thursday as ‘Sonu’.
“Bahut achcha lag raha hai, Rajasthan aaunga aur aapke saath khana khaunga (I am feeling great.
I shall come to Rajasthan and shall have a meal with you,” the actor said through a video call.