Hit With Over 80 Pellets, This Martial Artist is Now Training to Win Mr Manipur
When The Quint met Uttam in the hospital last year, the doctor said that 60 pellets had been taken out of his head.
By: SAPTARSHI BASAK
"My brother always wanted me to become a champion. I regret that I failed to fulfil his wish because of the unfortunate turn of events. However, I am determined not to break his heart. One day, I will become a champion."
When The Quint met Uttam Soibam on 27 September 2023 at Raj Medicity Hospital in Manipur's Imphal, the doctor said that he had already taken out more than 60 pellets, and there were some more left to be taken out. Eight months on, the 17-year-old still has 20 pellets inside his head.
Sitting outside his house in Imphal, on 20 April 2024, he tells The Quint that he underwent two surgeries at Raj Medicity, and was later transferred to Shija Hospital, also in Imphal. But even that wasn't enough.
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