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Jan 11, 2010
25-year-old changes her face to marry the man she loves.
A couple from a small town near Delhi has added a twist to the cliched Bollywood plot of lovers parted by feuding families. The 25-year-old woman arrived in Mumbai last month to surgically change the way she looks so that she can marry the man she loves. The man's family had forbidden him from marrying her as their upper caste, affluent families were involved in a bitter feud for two decades. In December, Seema (name changed to protect her identity) underwent two surgeries, which lasted four hours each, to change her look beyond recognition. "They got married. They had decided to change Seema's looks to ensure that the man's family accepts her," said Mohan Thomas, the cosmetic surgeon who gave Seema a new face with a sharper jaw line, more pointed nose, a reduced forehead and a dimple. However, 80 per cent of the makeover is reversible and Seema can get her original face back if she wants, said Thomas, a consultant cosmetic surgeon with Breach Candy Hospital who also has a private clinic. When the couple first approached Thomas for the surgery, he referred them to a psychiatrist. "Seema was a pretty woman. Their reason for opting for cosmetic surgery was so astonishing that I thought they required counselling," said Thomas. After two individual sessions with each of them, the psychiatrist gave a report that said the couple was "sane, mentally sound and completely prepared for the consequences".
A couple from a small town near Delhi has added a twist to the cliched Bollywood plot of lovers parted by feuding families. The 25-year-old woman arrived in Mumbai last month to surgically change the way she looks so that she can marry the man she loves. The man's family had forbidden him from marrying her as their upper caste, affluent families were involved in a bitter feud for two decades. In December, Seema (name changed to protect her identity) underwent two surgeries, which lasted four hours each, to change her look beyond recognition. "They got married. They had decided to change Seema's looks to ensure that the man's family accepts her," said Mohan Thomas, the cosmetic surgeon who gave Seema a new face with a sharper jaw line, more pointed nose, a reduced forehead and a dimple. However, 80 per cent of the makeover is reversible and Seema can get her original face back if she wants, said Thomas, a consultant cosmetic surgeon with Breach Candy Hospital who also has a private clinic. When the couple first approached Thomas for the surgery, he referred them to a psychiatrist. "Seema was a pretty woman. Their reason for opting for cosmetic surgery was so astonishing that I thought they required counselling," said Thomas. After two individual sessions with each of them, the psychiatrist gave a report that said the couple was "sane, mentally sound and completely prepared for the consequences".
Jan 9, 2010
Melbourne, Jan 9 (IANS) An Indian man was allegedly attacked and set on fire by four men while he was parking his car in the northwestern part of the city in the early hours of Saturday. The attack comes a week after an Indian youth was fatally stabbed in this city.
The 29-year-old was taken to hospital with burns to 15 percent of his body after the attack shortly before 2 a.m. in Essendon and was said to be in a serious condition, The Age newspaper reported.
Police were told the man had dropped his wife at home and gone to park his car after a dinner party when he was attacked in Grice Crescent.
As the man was getting out of the car, four men attacked him, pushing him back against the vehicle and pouring an unidentified fluid on him, police said.
One of the men then ignited the fluid with a lighter and all four fled, police said.
The victim reportedly ran from the car while peeling off his clothes. He suffered burns to his arms, chest and face, the daily said.
The latest attack comes a week after 21-year-old Indian graduate Nitin Garg was stabbed to death in a Yarraville park Jan 2. He staggered to Hungry Jack's restaurant -- where he worked -- and pleaded for help before collapsing. He was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he died.
The 29-year-old was taken to hospital with burns to 15 percent of his body after the attack shortly before 2 a.m. in Essendon and was said to be in a serious condition, The Age newspaper reported.
Police were told the man had dropped his wife at home and gone to park his car after a dinner party when he was attacked in Grice Crescent.
As the man was getting out of the car, four men attacked him, pushing him back against the vehicle and pouring an unidentified fluid on him, police said.
One of the men then ignited the fluid with a lighter and all four fled, police said.
The victim reportedly ran from the car while peeling off his clothes. He suffered burns to his arms, chest and face, the daily said.
The latest attack comes a week after 21-year-old Indian graduate Nitin Garg was stabbed to death in a Yarraville park Jan 2. He staggered to Hungry Jack's restaurant -- where he worked -- and pleaded for help before collapsing. He was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he died.
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