The doctors at a hospital in Mumbai removed almost an 8-inch screwdriver from the rectum of a 54-year-old carpenter on Friday evening in a safe manner without injuring the patient. The object was lodged inside the man's rectum for more than 48 hours after he had used the screwdriver to apply a medical gel on his haemorrhoids.

Upon requesting anonymity, the carpenter stated that he was suffering from piles and was advised by a doctor near his construction site at Mulund to apply xylocaine gel. He said that as a carpenter, he could think of only using a screwdriver for this purpose.