BHOPAL: Engrossed in playing

, a young man in

drank

mistaking it for water and is lucky to have survived. The 25-year-old, who is married and has a daughter, had to undergo life-saving surgery but the

couldn't tear him away from his obsession. He was still playing video games in his hospital bed as he fought life-threatening injuries, said his doctor.

Speaking to TOI, Dr Manan Gogiya, the doctor who saved his life in Chhindwara said, "The accident took place around a month ago. He was playing PUBG in the courtyard of his house. A bottle of acid bottle was kept nearby. Busy in the game, he accidentally drank acid mistaking it for water. His condition deteriorated and he was rushed to Nagpur by his family members."

The youth's family requested TOI not to name him, and said they brought him back to Chhindwara when his condition worsened. Dr Gogiya operated on him. "There were ulcers in his stomach that had become stuck - a condition known as 'gastric outlet obstruction'. When his condition did not improve much, his family brought him back here. He was not able to eat anything and was throwing up everything he consumed. He had lost 5-6 kilograms in just a few days," he said. P 5