Around 56 objects, including watch batteries, blades, nails and other metal particles, were removed from the stomach of a 15-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras after he complained of stomach pain and difficulty breathing. However, the boy, a class 9 student, died during treatment after the operation.

The victim, Aditya, had recently suffered from severe stomach pain and difficulty in breathing. He was initially admitted to hospitals in Hathras and then Jaipur, which sent him back after a brief treatment.

Despite multiple consultations, the boy’s condition remained unchanged and the family took him to a private hospital in Aligarh, where he underwent surgery to remove a lump from his nose to ease his breathing difficulties.

Although the breathing problem was resolved after the operation, the stomach pains persisted without any relief. This prompted an ultrasound, which revealed 19 objects in his stomach. The doctors there sent him to a hospital in Noida.

At the hospital in Noida, a scan revealed the presence of around 56 metal fragments. Alarmed by the situation, the family took the boy to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, where a major surgery was performed on October 27.

The boy died a day after the operation, while his heart rate increased and blood pressure dropped alarmingly, his father said.

However, the victim’s family and the medical community are equally baffled as to how these items ended up in his stomach. There were no signs of injury to the mouth or throat to suggest the boy ingested the items either deliberately or accidentally.