Amritsar: In an unusual case, as many as 40 knives were surgically removed from the stomach of a policeman here who claimed that he used to feel an “urge” to eat them. A team of five doctors carried out a five-hour long surgery on Surjeet Singh (40), who is employed with Punjab Police and is posted at Tarn Taran district, at a hospital.

In this handout photograph released by the Corporate Hospital in Amritsar, blades recovered following surgery on the policeman who swallowed over 40 knives are seen. Pics/AFP