More than 1,100 CRPF personnel pledge their organs

New Delhi: In a noble gesture, more than a 1,100 CRPF personnel on Tuesday pledged to donate their organs here to mark the world Organ Donation Day.

The troopers of the country`s largest paramilitary force took the oath in a joint action with the Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) of the AIIMS here. A total of 1,184 personnel took the pledge that they would donate their organs for the needy after death, a senior force official said. The troopers were administered the oath by CRPF Inspector General (Northern sector) A P Maheshwari. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is country`s largest paramilitary force with close to 3-lakh personnel in its ranks and it is also the mainstay for conducting anti-Naxal operations in various Maoist violence hit states. PTI