Shocking! Indian surgeons remove 40 knives from cop's stomach (Watch)

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: In a bizarre, yet shocking incident, a team of doctors in Punjab removed at least 40 knives from the stomach of a policeman after he swallowed them two months ago.

As per ANI, the man who works as a police constable ate the knives after he developed an apetite for eating the knives made of iron.

A five-member doctor team operated on the 42-year-old patient for around five hours to remove the knives, with some folded whereas some with exposed blades up to 18 cm (7 inches) long.

One of the doctors who operated on the man said that he was apparently suffering from a psychiatric disorder. He is now being counselled and is recovering in the hospital.