Since voluntary organ donation is legal, the local police’s one-sided action based on complaints by neighbours involved in a land dispute with Amir and his family is being questioned, with many accusing the local administration of appeasement of Islamists. The Sheikh family's arrest sparked protests, with people demanding their release.
"The man who gave his heart to the girl died as a Hindu so he does not deserve any virtue. However, the girl to accepted the heart is brave. She will now force the non-Muslim heart to kneel before Allah and that is her courage," the Imam said.