Indian Mother Struggles to Raise ₹1.6 Crore to ‘Cryogenically Preserve’ Her 13-Year-Old Son After Tragic Loss

A heartbroken mother in India is desperately trying to raise ₹1.6 crore (approximately $195,000) to cryogenically preserve her 13-year-old son’s body after his sudden passing.

Anjali Kapoor, a known theatre actress, filmmaker, and independent journalist based in Mumbai, shared through a crowdfunding campaign that her teenage son, Aryan Kapoor, tragically took his own life on Friday, May 23rd. She claims Aryan endured relentless bullying for months at a government school in Maharashtra.

According to her appeal on an Indian fundraising site, Anjali wrote, “We have only one final opportunity to preserve my son’s body through cryogenic freezing in the next seven days. If we miss this narrow window, the possibility of bringing him back through future scientific advances will be lost forever.”

So far, the campaign has raised around ₹2.7 lakh — far from the target needed to initiate the preservation and transportation process.

“This is about hope and justice,” Anjali continued. “I cannot allow Aryan’s story to end in silence.”

Cryogenic preservation is a process where the human body is frozen at very low temperatures in the hope that medical science might one day revive the individual. Anjali told India Today Digital, “All I can really say is how urgently we need these funds — because this was what my son truly wanted.”

She explained that about six or seven years ago, she and Aryan began talking about the afterlife and heaven. “I mentioned cryogenics in passing, and Aryan said to me, ‘Maa, I want that.’”

“For years, it became something we spoke about as our dream — a dream we never imagined would come so soon. He deserves a second chance at life, a chance to live the life he dreamed of,” she said.

In the GoFundMe-equivalent campaign post, Anjali mentioned that she had pleaded with Aryan’s school administration, the state’s Education Ministry, and even Child Welfare authorities to intervene in the bullying he faced.

“I have medical records, psychologist evaluations, an official PTSD diagnosis from his doctor, and emails proving I raised repeated alarms. Yet, no one acted. No one came forward. And now my beautiful boy is gone,” she shared emotionally.

According to her, the funds will cover the “immediate cryopreservation procedure, legal and medical services, and lawful international transport” of Aryan’s body to a cryonics facility abroad. She also plans to establish the Aryan Kapoor Legacy Trust, focused on protecting his memory and supporting other families.

Any remaining funds will go toward anti-bullying education reforms, family support initiatives, and potentially legal action “against institutions that failed him,” she added.

“When my worst nightmare came true, my child was taken from me,” Anjali wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post linking to the donation page. “I am devastated beyond words to share that, in a moment of unbearable pain, Aryan ended his life.”