Indian surgeons found 12 bars of gold in stomach of a patient complaining of the abdominal pain.
When surgeons of Indian hospital opened up the stomach of one of their patients they were stunned to find 12 gold bars as the cause of his abdominal pain. Apparently, these gold bars were smuggled into India.
*x-ray of the smuggler
The patient, 63-year-old Indian, came to the hospital a day before the surgery and complained of severe stomach pain as well as nausea.
According to the doctor, C.S. Ramachandran, who performed the surgery, each bar of gold weighed around 33 grams.
As the doctor said, the patient told the doctors that “he had accidentally swallowed the cap of a plastic bottle." However, it has not been yet confirmed by the investigators.
Ramachandran also said that "We couldn't (either) make out they were gold bars."
"But yes, X-Rays showed there was intestinal blockage, which required surgery."
The surgery was held on the next day and all the doctors were stunned by the discovery.
*doctors show some of the gold bars while operating
All the bars were handed to the police for investigation.
*12 gold bars found in patient's stomach
The name of the patient has not been disclosed, nor was the name of the country where the gold was brought from.
The patient is doing well after the surgery.
According to the official information, tax of 10% is levied on all gold imports to India.
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