The two -inch foldable knife was removed by surgery in a private hospital known as Apollo Hospitals on Friday, November 28, 2014, with the help of some doctors after an X-ray confirmed he had swallowed the penknife.
Thakor’s father, Bharat Thakor, disclosed that on the fateful day, his son ‘suddenly started crying, screaming’ and that was when the family realised that the knife was no more around his neck and nowhere to be found.
Chief gastroenterologist of the hospital where the baby had the surgical operation, Dr Shravan Bohra, maintained that the child was lucky to have survived the ordeal without suffering serious injury.
‘It was a critical case as the knife was lying open in the upper part of Dev’s stomach and could have harmed the Mucosa – the inner part of his body – but fortunately he was remarkably not injured,’ said Bohra.
A 50-year-old man Sailash Patel, whoo is one of Mr Thakor’s customers sponsored the baby’s surgery.
He said he got to know about the baby’s condition after Mr Thakor’s tea shop where he usually stopped almost everyday was closed and his only wish was to save the little baby’s life.
He said, ‘I knew it would be hard for him to afford the operation so I offered to pay the fees.
‘I am a father of two children myself and I couldn’t imagine what Bharat was going through.’
Baby Thakor was discharged from hospital on Sunday, November 30, 2014, and is said to be recovering well at home.
