Doctors were left in shock after removing more of £53k worth of jewellery and coins from an Indian woman’s stomach

The 26-year-old woman, Runi Khatun, was ‘weak and emaciated’ when she was rushed to hospital on July 16 in West Bengal state after she began throwing up after every meal.

During surgery, doctors removed 69 chains, 80 earrings, 46 coins, eight lockets, 11 nose rings, four keys, five anklets and one watch dial from her abdomen.

The woman’s mother said she noticed ornaments had started disappearing from their home but she had no idea that her daughter was swallowing them.

She said her daughter got the coins from her brother’s shop and added that when she would question her about the missing objects she would cry.

Doctors said while the objects were mostly made of copper and brass, there were also some expensive gold jewellery found inside her stomach.

Dr. Siddhartha Biswas, head of the surgery department at the Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital, said the patient was ’emancipated’ and could not eat food.

He said: ‘The patient looked.......

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And my bank account can't even boast of #500.
Shame on my stomach too

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