40 knives removed from Amritsar man’s stomach; says ‘felt like eating them’

One of the surgeons, Dr Jitendra Malhotra, said, "This was very unnerving, [I have] not witnessed something like this in my career as a doctor."

A man in Amritsar ate 40 knives in two months as he felt like eating them. The knives were removed by a team of five doctors removed after 5-hour long surgery.

Speaking to ANI, one of the surgeons, Dr Jitendra Malhotra, said, “This was very unnerving, [I have] not witnessed something like this in my career as a doctor.”

The operation was successful and the man spoke to doctors and media after the surgery. “I felt like eating them,” the man told doctors.

5-member team located knives in body, surgery took 5 hours. Man ate these knives for over 2 months (graphic content) pic.twitter.com/Zazh8oUnqG

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This was very unnerving, not witnessed something like this in my career as a doctor: Dr. Jitendra Malhotra (Surgeon) pic.twitter.com/OeozUrBOJs

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 20, 2016