It is now a race against time for 30-year-old Songinmang Khongsai, whose leg was battered in a hit-and-run incident on November 9 on the Intermediate Ring Road, Domlur. The native of Manipur, the sole breadwinner for a family of six, including his ageing parents back home, has to raise money by Tuesday to save his right leg.
Fondly called Mangcha by his friends, Songinmang’s pleas for help to meet his escalating medical expenses have spread all over social media. His friends and fellow natives have posted his plight on crowd funding site www.ketto.org to collect funds in a desperate bid.
The Hindu met Mangcha and he recalled the horrific evening.
“It was around 6.45 p.m. and I was heading to work on my motorcycle. As I came near Dell building, a car took a u-turn knocking me down and sped away. I realised this excruciating pain in my right leg and I don’t know what happened next,” added Mangcha who worked as a bar assistant in Domlur.
Some good samaritans rushed him to a few hospitals and he was finally admitted to the BMJH where doctors have performed four surgeries to salvage his badly crushed leg. “Mangcha is scheduled for a reconstructive flap surgery on Tuesday. His injury is severe with tissue and bone damage. We are desperately trying to save the leg from possible amputation,” averred Deepak Shetty treating Mangcha at BMJH.
Hailing from a village in Churachandpur district, Manipur, Mangcha came to Bengaluru few years ago to find work and support his struggling family.
“My friends and I are running from pillar to post to raise funds to pay Mangcha’s medical bills which has crossed over Rs. 3.50 lakh already. We are determined to save his leg,” added Roland who has sold his motorcycle for money.
Friends and well-wishers have offered support by small donations and prayers to save Mangcha who will be going under the knife on Tuesday to salvage his right leg.
