Eight-month-old Dhyaansh, the youngest victim of the June 12 Air India plane crash, found a true saviour in his mother. Not only did she rescue him from the on-ground crash fire, but she also donated her skin for grafts to treat his deep burn wounds.

The child, who sustained 36 per cent burns, is now on the road to recovery, as the skin donated by his mother – who also suffered 25 per cent burns – for grafts has significantly aided the healing of his wounds, according to doctors. Skin grafts involve transplanting healthy skin to cover wounds, burns, or areas damaged by surgery or disease, promoting tissue growth to help a person heal.

Both the infant and his mother have been discharged from a private hospital in Ahmedabad after five weeks of intensive treatment and plastic surgery to restore the skin damaged by the fire, doctors confirmed on Monday.