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The Claim

A man who came to a hospital for treatment suffered serious injuries after being attacked with a sickle-like weapon, and the weapon was visible as partially lodged in his head.

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The Short Version

Multiple credible news reports support that an assault victim arrived at a Mumbai hospital with a sickle-like weapon visibly lodged in his head. The injury was serious, and doctors reportedly removed the blade during emergency treatment. Small variations in later reposts do not change the core facts.

Caveats

  • Many viral reposts exaggerate or alter details such as the exact weapon type, depth of penetration, or whether the patient was using a phone.
  • The strongest support comes from original news reporting tied to hospital staff, not from social media clips or reposted captions.
  • Some secondary sources give inconsistent names or measurements, so only the core event should be treated as firmly established.

The Receipts

  1. Doctors Removes Sickle Stuck 1.5 Inches Deep Into Man's Brain

    NDTV

  2. Mumbai Medics Remove Sickle Lodged In Man's Skull After Assault

    Rediff

  3. 8 hours with a sickle in head

    Mumbai Mirror

  4. 男子外出遇袭“头插镰刀”走进急诊惊悚画面全场吓傻

    星洲日报

  5. Man walks into India hospital with sickle lodged in skull after assault

    MustShareNews

  6. Man in India with machete stuck in head walks into hospital ICU while using phone

    Mothership

  7. 头插镰刀自行求医医院外淡定滑手机

    东方日报

  8. 男子头插镰刀自行求医医院遭人侧目淡定滑手机

    诗华日报

  9. 男子外出遇襲「頭插鐮刀」走進急診驚悚畫面全場嚇傻

    Yahoo新聞

  10. Man in India calmly walks into hospital with machete lodged in skull

    YouTube

+ 16 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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Hospital