Shocking! Tribal travels 240 km with arrow in head

Mangalore Today News Network

Bhopal, May 20, 2015: With an arrow stuck in his head, a Bhil from Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district crossed three districts - Dhar, Badwani and Khargone - and nearly 240 km in an ambulance to reach Indore where he will undergo a surgery to remove the weapon that has pierced his skull bone and is touching tissues near his brain.

Meanwhile, police have said that after the incident, the person who fired the arrow and one of his friends are still at large.

Bhils using home-made bows and arrows to settle personal scores over money, land and women is not a new phenomenon in the state’s Indore-Malwa region, particularly in Alirajpur and Jhabua districts.

Moreover, in most cases, their tough immune system and the never-die spirit helps them to survive for many days despite arrows in their bodies. No wonder, they recuperate quickly from a surgery and go on to lead a healthy life.

In this incident, neighbour Arjun attacked Prakash during a marriage ceremony at Alirajpur’s Umrali Naka locality on Monday evening because he thought the victim, a relative of the bride, had gifted silver ornaments beyond his capacity.

Kotwali Police Station chief constable Harish Dave said: "On Monday evening, Arjun was upset after seeing the number of silver jewellery presented by Prakash at the wedding. An upset Arjun went home, armed himself and aimed the bow before releasing the string to fire the arrow."

Subsequently, Prakash’s relatives rushed the victim to the Alirajpur district hospital with the arrowhead made of sharpened iron piercing his head.

The victim spent the night in a sitting position in the hospital. In the morning, a team of doctors examined the injured part of the body.

"The X-ray report showed the arrowhead to be penetrating beyond the skull bone and touching tissues near the brain. We even noticed blood clot spots near the brain and observed that the patient requires major surgery under the guidance of a neurosurgeon," Dr Prakash Dhoke, civil surgeon, Alirajpur district hospital told MAIL TODAY over telephone.

However, in the absence of infrastructure and management at the health centre, the Alirajpur district hospital decided to transfer the case to Indore’s MY Hospital.

"So, around 10 am on Tuesday, an ambulance left with the patient," Dhoke added. It travelled about 240 km to reach its destination where he will soon be operated upon.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday