New Delhi: In the shocking incident, a 52-year-old man from Delhi underwent surgery to remove needles, blades and metal plates from his intestine.

Shailendra Singh, a resident of Ashok Vihar has consumed two metal plates, six needles, several blades and tube lights a few years ago under the belief that his daily yoga practice would digest anything and eating those things would keep him strong. He was extremely perfect with his health until he landed in a hospital with severe stomach ache about three months ago.

The doctors performed a scanning of his abdomen and to their shock, they found the things that caught up in his stomach for nine years. They operated upon him and removed all the stuff from his body. He is now discharged from hospital.

Shailendra is a graduate, speaks fluent English and Hindi and plays the harmonium. He works at a motor cycle spare parts shop for a living. He is married and has 20-year-old son. "I was inspired by yoga, and if you perform yoga you can do anything," said Shailendra. "I was aware that these things could damage my intestines, but see, nothing has happened to me. Every person has a different style of performing yoga," he added.

"Even the most educated person can face this problem. The condition is triggered by neuro-chemical substance imbalance inside the brain that can lead to 'schizoaffective disorder', which he suffered. But he has started improving with pharmacotherapy," said a doctor in the hospital.

"Only one in a lakh suffers from this and the patient develops a serious false belief system. Sometimes, it is also called 'delusional disorder'," the doctor added.