Bhubaneswar: A nine-year-old boy from Odisha’s Bargarh district is battling for his life after an iron rod pierced into his body on Friday.
The incident took place at Bhatli area in Bargarh district on Saturday. The patient identified as Jeevan Patikar was playing with his friends when the iron rod piece red into his body in his ignorance.
Family members immediately rushed him to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bargarh. As his health condition deteriorated, he was shifted to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla. His condition is stated to be critical.