Title - Odisha: Boy who lost his palm by recovering bombs from the railway track faces a grim battle with po

Bipin Sahoo (12) of Khilipanga village under Korei block in Jajpur  who save the lives of many railway passengers on 25th December last is now fighting a grim battle with poverty thanks to the slipshod attitude of the authority.Bipin  discovered 10 bombs packed in a packet on the railway track at Khilipanga village between Korei – Baitarani Road railway station . He suffered serious injuries when bombs exploded while he was removing the bombs from the railway track.He suffered serious injuries. The doctors of SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack amputated his right palm to save his life. His right eye was also damaged.Bipin used to read in class eight last year. After his right palm was amputated , he stopped going to the school.Many persons including railway officials praised my son for saving the lives of many railway passengers and assured to provide him financial helps and bravery award  last year.. But the authority has yet to provide financial compensation to his son", said Sirish the father of Bipin. His life was saved by the doctors in SCB medical college and hospital . But his right palm was  amputated in the hospital."My son spent three months in the SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack  , where his right palm  was amputated by the doctors. We urged doctors not to amputate his palm. But to save his life, doctors amputated his palm"  , said Sirish  the father of Bipin a poor farmer.

"I sold my three acres of land for the treatment of my son. Now , I am a landless man.  My son was a good student . But this incident forced him not to study", said Sirish.

When contacted Anil Samal  the district collector of Jajpur  told this paper "Recently I  provided some financial help to him from district red cross fund. The authority will also arrange an artificial limb for him and recommend his name for any national level bravery award".