Man loses hand in fight with snatchers, not his will

Attacked by snatchers on August 28 night at Maqsudan, the 24-year-old youth working with a cable network company, who is taking treatment at a hospital here, has finally regained consciousness.

Victim Sunny’s right hand had to be amputated by doctors as the attackers had slit his wrist with a sharp-edged weapon just to snatch his mobile phone that he was holding tight.

Dr BS Johal said when he was brought to the hospital his pulse was not even recordable and he was in very critical condition.

“Sunny’s hand was hanging loose just by the skin. He was unconscious. He started responding yesterday. Even though his right hand has gone, he will be fit to go to work in the next few weeks”, he said.

Sunny’s family too has heaved a sigh of relief. His wife Aarti said, “My husband has got a second life. We are not worried about the loss of his hand. He will be there with me, our two toddler sons and our grandparents.”

“I was at a party with my friends, when I got a call from the company that the main network line at Maqsudan had got disrupted. I left the party and was on way riding bike when three youths on a white Activa were following me. They started signalling me to stop. Just as I halted, a youth took up a sharp-edged weapon and slit my right wrist. My phone was in my right hand. They picked it up, took out a few hundred rupees from my pocket and fled”, he said.

“At that time, I could not even note down the scooter’s registration number. But I can recognise the youths. I could see my hand hanging loose but I still took the courage to lift my bike and drag it to some distance with my left hand. A cyclist saw me in that state and offered to help. Minutes later, I had fallen on the road. I had become unconscious, to get revived on September 3. When I regained senses, I saw bandages on my right wrist and realised that there was no hand, just a stump”, Sunny said.

A braveheart, Sunny said, “I was not worried about the lost hand and was confident of making the left hand strong enough to lead the rest of my life comfortably.”

Aarti said, “My husband’s company officials have supported us. He was insured through the company and hence we did not face any financial problem.”