BANGALORE: Mir Arshad Ali, who was recently in the news for being bobbitized by his lover, narrated his side of the story to the media on Thursday. He was admitted to hospital in a very critical condition on November 29, after his lover Sayeeda Amina bobbitized him at her clinic. He is now out of danger.

Ali says he had done nothing to provoke the lady to take such a step. A general physician, Ali specializes in pain therapy and is practicing in Mysore. He had known Amina for eight years, before he married another woman. He said he was in love with Amina and had pleaded with her for marriage for almost a year, but she had refused.

Later, Amina, who also knew Ali's wife, convinced her that she needed Ali to come to her clinic for some medical help. Ali refused to disclose what medical help she required. On November 29, when he reached Amina's clinic in Koramangala, she offered him juice. "It tasted a little different. The pack was ready with the straw. She did not let me open it myself. I became unconscious. Later, when I regained consciousness, I pleaded with her to take me to hospital or I would die," he said. Amina got him admitted to hospital, but is absconding since then. "I have filed a case against her, but am more concerned about my recovery now. It is not just the physical pain but also social stigma I have to live with throughout my life. My wife and family are supporting me," he added.

According to him, it will take three more weeks for the wound to heal. However, chances of full recovery are bleak. The instrument used to bobbitize could have been a scalpel, he says.