Doctors have removed a six-inch ice pick from a man’s back
after he was attacked on the street by a stranger. Rakesh Kumar, 27, from
Delhi, was allegedly walking to the bus station on his way to work when he was
randomly stabbed in the back by a passer-by.
The pick pierced his left lung, leaving Mr Kumar fighting
for his life.
After an hour-long operation on November 17 involving five
surgeons and a week in hospital, Mr Kumar is recovering at home but has no idea
who attacked him.
Mr Kumar said: 'I’ve got no personal fight with anyone. I
have no idea why anyone would do this to me'.
Mr Kumar said: 'It was around 8am and I was heading for office. I was walking to get the bus, when someone just stabbed me from behind and left me.
'I remember the pain, I was screaming in pain and people
rushed forward to help me.
‘I didn’t see the attacker, he fled. People helped me into a
rickshaw and I rushed home which was only a few minutes away before my family
rushed me to hospital.'
Mr Kumar was taken to Action Balaji Hospital, in Paschim
Vihar, before being referred to the All India Medical Institute of Medical
Sciences hospital (AIIMS); one of India’s largest government hospitals.
Dr Biplab Mishra, professor of surgery, AIIMS’ trauma
centre, said: ‘He had scans at the previous hospital but they could not do much
to help him.
'As soon as he was admitted here he was immediately taken to
the procedure room. We decided to operate on him by following a procedure
called Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.
'The ice pick had pierced his left lung and we could not
just pull out the foreign object as it would cause heavy bleeding so a proper
surgical procedure was required to remove the ice pick.’
A team of five doctors, headed by Dr Biplab, removed the ice pick in an hour-long surgery.
Dr Biplab said: ‘We made three small incisions through which
we inserted a small camera. With the help of the camera we pulled out the ice
pick.
'The ice pick had a six-inch metallic part, which was
embedded in his upper middle chest, piercing his left lung. He needed expert
attention and is lucky to be alive.’
Mr Kumar was kept under observation for one week to ensure
he did not develop pneumonia or other lung infections but has now been
discharged from hospital and is home, Daily Mail reports.
He has no idea who attacked him and is worried about walking
the streets again.
Mr Kumar said: ‘I’m lucky to still be here. I was bleeding
badly and it was hurting a lot.
'I’ve got no personal fight with anyone. I have no idea why
anyone would do this to me but I hope the accused is caught and I get a chance
to understand why they attacked me like this.'
Sub-Inspector Pravesh Kaushik, from Madipur Police Station,
said: 'A case has been registered with us under Section 307 (attempt to murder)
of the Indian Penal Code.
'The boy was attacked by an anonymous person and he claimed
he does not have any rivalry with anyone.
'Eye witnesses claim the attacker had hidden his face under
a black mask and immediately fled from the spot. There is no CCTV footage of
the incident either so the investigation is difficult; however, a search is on
and we are trying to find the criminal at the earliest.’
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