Hospital 'treats' Lord Krishna Idol for a broken arm

Agra: A district hospital in Agra recently found itself in a perplexing situation after a priest approached them with a broken idol of Shree Krishna, a Hindu deity, asking them to fix it.

The priest, who was wailing, asked the hospital staff to bandage the arm of the idol, saying that he accidentally broke it while giving it a bath in the morning.

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The hospital staffs at first were confused and reluctant. However, they eventually made a registration in the name of 'Shri Krishna' and fixed the statue, along with bandaging it.

The Chief Medical Superintendent at the district hospital, Dr Ashok Kumar Agrawal told PTI that the hospital had informed him about a priest who came crying with a broken arm of an idol, wanting to get it treated. He added that they made a registration in the name of 'Shri Krishna' for the idol considering the priest's sentiments. He added, "We also bandaged the idol for the satisfaction of the priest."

Meanwhile, the video of the priest, identified as Singh crying with the broken idol, which he called, 'Laddu Gopal', referring to the child version of Krishna became viral on social media.

Singh told PTI, "When I was praying in the morning and giving bath to the idol of the lord, the idol slipped and its arm was broken."

He said, "I was deeply moved because I am attached with the god. In my desperation, I went to district hospital to get it treated," adding, "No one took my request seriously at the hospital. I was broken from inside and began crying for my god."

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