Umesh Chauhan chases all things Bollywood
A bullet hit the 34-year-old celebrity content creator during the attack on actor Tiger Shroff on Sunday and got lodged in him.While his liver sustained an injury, his heart and lungs are safe, said doctors at KEM Hospital.
Once we start the operation, we’ll be doing everything at once, including retrieval of the bullet,” said a senior surgeon at the hospital, adding that it is after a decade that he is witnessing a bullet injury. He did his polytechnic and moved to Mumbai a few years ago to work in a company,” he said. Chaurasia said his parents have set off from their hometown and are expected to reach the city by Tuesday evening. Another friend, Arun Goud, who was looking after Chauhan’s hospital needs, said his wife has still not been informed about the bullet to avoid stressing her.
Mumbai: Umesh Chauhan is a lucky man. “We still need further information on the extent of internal damage to plan our procedures accordingly. Additional imaging and specialist assessments will be conducted prior to the procedure. Arvind Chaurasia, who lives in Borivli but was his neighbour in Akbarpur, rushed to the hospital after seeing news of the attack flash on his TV screen. “His family is involved in farming. Chauhan lives in Mankhurd with his wife, who is seven months pregnant, and their five-year-old son. His in-laws are shuttling between Ambernath and Parel to check on him. His wife had left home in the early evening to be by Chauhan’s side at KEM Hospital. TOI attempted to reach out to her but could not contact her till the time of going to press.
Chauhan was evaluated by the general surgery and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery teams at KEM Hospital, where he was transferred from Cooper Hospital on Monday, and is being managed conservatively.