£9,500 worth of gold removed from Indian man's small intestines

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Doctors in India have discovered 12 gold nuggets in the stomach of a wealthy businessman, according to local reports.

The businessman from the Chandni Chowk district of Delhi visited hospital on 9 April, saying he had swallowed a metal bottle cap in anger.

On examination, doctors found 12 nuggets, each weighing 33g, stuck in his small intestine. The metal is estimated to be worth £9,500 in total. Indian taxes gold imports at 15%.

The businessman told the doctors he had swallowed the nuggets 10 days before in Singapore to avoid customs duties. On returning to India he found that drinking lots of liquid and taking laxatives did not help him pass the metal out of his body. After days of pain he decided to go to hospital.

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