In a shocking and bizarre incident, a boy in Bihar’s Motihari narrowly survived after he swallowed several metal items, including a bunch of keys, two nail cutters and a knife, as he was addicted to social media and online gaming.
According to News18 Hindi, the incident is of a boy of Motihari’s Chandimari locality, who is addicted to smartphone, online gaming and social media. The incident came into limelight when the boy’s family was looking for the missing bunch of keys and he told that he had swallowed it.
At first it was thought that he was joking, but later he was rushed to a doctor. After sonography and ultrasound were conducted, it was revealed that there were many metal items in his stomach like a bunch of keys, nail cutter, and a knife. Despite swallowing these items, he remained fine.
Dr Amit Kumar, a doctor working at the private hospital operated upon the boy for around one hour, during which doctors removed all the items he had swallowed.
According to boy’s mother, he was addicted to social media, online gaming, and net surfing on smartphone. She said that he used watch videos/reels most of the time, due to which he became mentally weak. Earlier, he used to play online games like PUBG, which deteriorated his mental balance. The family had to consult a doctor for his health.
Recently, he started swallowing metal objects one by one without anyone’s knowledge. The mother said that the boy had a motive to prove himself different and better than others through such acts.
The doctor said that parents should be cautious towards their children and should keep a watch and be alert to prevent their kids from getting addicted to mobiles and social media. He also suggested psychiatric guidance, counseling and if needed, medicines, for proper treatment. He further said that children and youth should use mobile phones wisely.
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