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Florist with rare 'Bombay' blood group travels from Shirdi to Indore to save woman's life

'Bombay' blood group, said to be discovered in 1952, is rare in which there is the absence of H antigen and presence of anti-H antibodies. Patients carrying this blood can receive transfusion only from a person from within this group

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Ravindra Ashtekar receives certificate after donating blood of a very rare 'Bombay' group at a hospital in Indore on Wednesday. Pic/ PTI

Ravindra Ashtekar receives certificate after donating blood of a very rare 'Bombay' group at a hospital in Indore on Wednesday. Pic/ PTI

Ravindra Ashtekar with the rare 'Bombay' blood group travelled from Shirdi in Maharashtra to Madhya Pradesh to help save the life of a 30-year-old woman who was critically ill, reported PTI.

Ashtekar, 36, runs a wholesale flower business in Shirdi. He reached Indore on May 25 and donated blood to the woman, admitted to a hospital there following which her condition has improved, said the PTI report.

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