LUCKNOW, Sept. 24 -- Nine months after a devastating electrocution accident, which took away both his hands, 22-year-old Neeraj Yadav of Bhadohi is learning to perform everyday tasks again, with his prosthetic arms provided free of cost at King George's Medical University (KGMU).

Unable to afford prosthetic limbs, he remained dependent on others for routine activities until he approached the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at KGMU in July, a release shared with the media on Thursday, read.

The PMR team stepped in to facilitate his rehabilitation. With support from two voluntary organisations, Rs.9,500 was raised for the procedures required to provide him with the prosthetic limbs, it stated.

The prosthetic and ...