Iraqi national Behram Khudur Murad was steadily and agonisingly sliding toward death, when his half-brother stepped in to donate part of his liver. The liver transplant, carried out at a city hospital, succeeded in saving his life.u00a0

A new life: Hayat (second from right) had suggested that Iraqi preacher Murad (seated) consult an Indian hospital for the transplant. Dr Rakesh Rai (left) performed the surgery at Mulund’s Fortis hospital