File photo of Kavita Karkare
Kavita Karkare, wife of former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks, died on Monday morning at a private hospital in Mumbai following brief illness, a hospital official said.
Mrs Karkare, 57, had suffered a massive brain haemorrhage on Saturday and was undergoing treatment at Hinduja Hospital in Mahim.
Her condition turned critical and she lapsed into a coma soon afterwards. She did not recover and was declared brain-dead on Monday, a hospital spokesperson said.
She is survived by two daughters - Jui and Sayali - and son Akash.
The family has consented to donate her organs including kidneys, liver, eyes and skin, hospital sources said.
Hemant Karkare, as the chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad, had ventured to battle with the 10 Pakistani terrorists who laid siege to large parts of Mumbai during the harrowing terror attack of November 26-29, 2008.
He was killed along with some other senior police officials near the Cama Hospital in the early hours of November 27.
After his death, Mrs Karkare was in the limelight for demanding better weaponry, training and other facilities for the police personnel engaged in life-threatening situations.