Bizarre incidents happen every day across the world - but this one tops it all as a vegetable vendor in Mumbai has allegedly bitten another man. Yes, you read it right.

The incident happened on Wednesday, when a 30-year-old attacker, who is from Chhapra district of Bihar, allegedly bit a part of a 24-year-old man’s right thumb aboard a Virar-Dahanu train late.

Uday Kumar Singh, the victim, has been admitted to a private hospital in Palghar and has suffered an 8 per cent disability in his thumb. The case has been transferred to the GRP in Vasai. Singh, a resident of Kelwe in Palghar, also runs a vegetable shop in Borivli. As per his routine, he boarded the late night Dahanu train after work.

Source: HT

inspector Pramod Babar of Palghar GRP said that Singh was in the coach and saw one Pradip Sahani, who had worked with him for three months and did not report to work after that. Singh questioned Sahani about his absence. Another passenger Kedhu Chaurasia tried intervened, but Singh told him to mind his own business. This infuriated Chaurasia who bit Singh’s right thumb reported Hindustan Times.

The attack left Singh unconscious. Commuters helped him regained conscious and took him to a hospital in Palghar. Meanwhile, Chaurasia disappeared into the dark when the train reached Virar railway station.

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“Singh has undergone a surgery. He will be discharged on Saturday and needs six weeks of rest,” said Dr Abdul Dhada, he said. Singh’s brother Sunil said Chaurasia always carries a knife and fortunately he did not kill him.

The Palghar GRP has registered a case under Section 324 (causing hurt using the dangerous weapon) of the Indian Penal Code against Chaurasia. Inspector Rajendra Bhosale of Vasai GRP said, “We will charge both the victim and the accused under Section 160 ( punishment for fighting in public and disturbing peace) of the IPC.”