Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Doctors Remove 23 Coins From Teen’s Stomach
A 16-year-old boy named Prithik Roshan became sick with stomach pain and vomiting.
Doctors scanned his stomach to find the cause.
They discovered many metal objects inside it.
These included 23 five-rupee coins, a nail cutter, a chain, and an amulet.
His mother said household items had often disappeared.
Doctors performed an emergency operation on Thursday night.
They removed the objects and watched him while he recovered.
He improved and went home on Friday.
Doctors in Tiruvannamalai removed 23 five-rupee coins and other objects from 16-year-old Prithik Roshan’s stomach.
The objects included a nail cutter, chain, amulet or talisman, and several metallic or nut-like items.
Prithik, who has an intellectual disability, was taken to hospital after severe stomach pain and vomiting.
A scan detected numerous sharp and metallic objects, prompting emergency surgery on Thursday night.
He improved after surgery, remained under observation, and was discharged on Friday.
- Who
- Doctors treated 16-year-old Prithik Roshan, who has an intellectual disability.
- What
- Doctors surgically removed 23 five-rupee coins and various other objects from his stomach.
- When
- The operation took place on Thursday night, and he was discharged Friday; the reports were dated August 30.
- Where
- A private hospital on the Tiruvannamalai-Thandarampattu Road in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- He was hospitalized after severe stomach pain and vomiting, and a scan revealed sharp and metallic objects in his stomach.
- Patient
- Prithik Roshan, 16
- Location
- Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Coins removed
- 23 five-rupee coins
- Other objects
- A nail cutter, chain, amulet or talisman, and other metallic or nut-like objects
- Symptoms
- Severe stomach pain and vomiting
- Procedure
- Emergency surgery on Thursday night
- Outcome
- Health parameters improved; discharged Friday
