Kerala 'godman' accused of rape can control pee, but not his penis

Swami GangesananthaSwami Gangesanantha Teerthapadar who has given a lifetimersquos worth of wounds to all the children and women he allegedly raped will now live with a limp penis Doctors treating the selfconfessed godman bobbitted by a 23yearold woman he had repeatedly raped for years have said he will never be able to have intercourse again or pee standing up Gangesanantha has been admitted in the special cell attached to the male general surgical ward 7 of the Thiruvananthapuram medical college since May 20No blood supplyAccording to Dr Ajay Kumar head of the department of plastic surgery As the organ was completely cut and hanging onto a small bridge of skin with all the bloodsupplying nerves and arteries damaged it was impossible to carry out any microvascular surgery Our priority was to stop the blood loss Therefore we somehow managed to suture the organ back to its position without doing any surgical procedure to repair the damaged blood vessels and arteriesDr Kumar added Our worry has come true as there is no blood supply to the organ it has already started showing signs of edema swelling and we suspect that in the coming days there will be infections which will lead to gangrene In that case we will have no option but to remove the organ completely to ensure that the infection doesnrsquot spread to the patientrsquos bloodstream and endanger his lifeSit down to peeWhen asked if the Swami could pass urine the doctor replied in the positive stating The only difference is that he will not be able to urinate standing up he will have to sit We have put a urinary catheter He will be able to control his urine as there is no damage to the urinary tract though he will never be able to have intercourse for the rest of his life said the doctorThe only way out for Gangeshnada is reconstructive plastic surgery A senior doctor at the hospital said In this case he may require the reconstructive surgery and it will be done here for free provided the concerned police or home department write to us Even without surgery he will not have any risk to his life even if the organ is removed As a plastic surgeon I can say that reconstruction of the organ will cost approximate R10 lakh at a private centre said Dr KumarAcademic input Meanwhile the medical college has decided to keep the photographs of the suturing process and the wound for academic purposes We have come across a few cases of road accidents where the injured victim would have injuries to his genitals but this is the first case where an almost dislocated organ has come to usSera Khuraisha spokesperson of the medical college added We have not seen any relatives of the swami coming to meet him at the hospital Moreover as he is in police custody no one is allowed to meet him either We are likely to refer him for a psychiatric evaluation soonAs for the probe into the case G Sparjan Kumar commissioner of police Thiruvananthapuram city said We are waiting for the swami to be discharged from hospital before we can even think of questioning him He is under medical care and we havenrsquot carried out any detailed questioning to know more about him and his past recordsWhen inquired about the woman he said We have sent her to the Nirbhaya home where she will continue to stay and undergo counselling Also we have not arrested her mother so far Meanwhile the Kerala State Womenrsquos Commission met the woman and asked the police to submit their report to them soonRs 10lakhApproximate cost of penile reconstructive surgery