Man who swallowed 40 knives not feeling so sharp
Some of the 40 knives swallowed by the man. Photo: Getty
Doctors in northern India have surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months.
The 42-year-old man is recovering in a hospital in Punjab state after undergoing surgery in which doctors removed the knives — some folded and some with exposed blades up to 18cm long.
Some of the team who operated on the patient. Photo: Getty.
Jatinder Malhotra, a doctor who was present during the five-hour operation, said the man, who works as a police constable, was apparently suffering from a psychiatric disorder and is now being counselled.
He said the man could not explain why he swallowed the knives.
Malhotra said he had never before heard of a case of a person swallowing knives.