Beaming with delight little Deepak
Paswaan shows off his normal body for the first time since undergoing
surgery to remove the legs and arms of his underdeveloped twin growing
out of his chest.
For years, Deepak, 7, from Bihar, India, had to suffer taunts and bullying from other children over the appalling disfigurement.
Some taunted him as a 'devil' and a 'freak' while others even viewed him as a god.
Look at me now! Deepak Kumar Paswaan, who was born with the legs and
arms of his underdeveloped twin brother sticking out of his chest, shows
of his new body for the first time since undergoing surgery
Hindu pilgrims used to visit his home
to worship him as an incarnation of the god Vishnu, who is often
depicted with more than four limbs.
Last year his family for help to get the unwanted limbs removed and give Deepak the chance of a normal life
And Deepak's world was turned upside down when leading surgeons from Bangalore's Fortis Hospital agreed to operate for free.
The pioneering surgery, which was
carried out last year, would normally cost around £50,000, a sum his
impoverished family could never have dreamed of affording.
Happily the gruelling four-hour operation was a complete success.
Now fully-healed and looking like a healthy, normal seven-year-old, cricket-mad Deepak has been given a new lease of life.
He
said: 'I can run faster than my two elder brothers - before I could
never keep up. I really like my new body. It's much more fun. I am very
happy.'
Footage from the
sensational four-hour surgery will be shown on Channel 5 on Thursday
night in Eight-Limbed Boy: Extraordinary People, at 9pm.
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