Brave Mumbai student wants prosthetic arm, but crippled by lack of funds

Updated On: 28 May, 2014 07:45 AM IST | | Anuradha Varanasi

Rohan Karkada (21) lost his right arm after falling in the gap between platform and train; while doctors say his stump is strong enough to wear a prosthetic, the family cannot afford them

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Brave Mumbai student wants prosthetic arm, but crippled by lack of funds

Even after stoically suffering the pain of amputation, Rohan Karkada (21) has a long way to go. While his right arm was amputated earlier this year after he fell in the gap between the platform and the train in Andheri station, he braved the odds to appear for his First Year BA exams, in which he managed to pass (‘Amputated arm does not stop Mumbai student from taking exams,’ April 5).

Rohan Karkada braved the odds to appear for his First Year BA exams, with the help of a writer, in which he managed to pass. Pic/Sameer Markande