Meet the incredible Indian family that has 25 relatives with 12 fingers and 12 toes EACH – leaving experts baffled
The Choudhary clan, who live in a small village in Gaya, have a combined total of 600 digits between them
MEET the incredible Indian family with 12 fingers and 12 toes EACH.
The 25-strong Choudhary clan, who live in a small village in Gaya, have a shared total of some 600 digits.
Dad Krishna, 50, has struggled to arrange his daughter's marriages - because husbands-to-be are turned off by the condition.
He said: "My father and grandfather had 24 fingers. I along with my brothers and sister have 24 fingers and our children and grandchildren are also affected by the condition."
Krishna, who works as a labourer, added: "I don't have any problems with my extra fingers but my children and grandchildren suffer a lot.
"I've had boys that have refused to marry the girls of my family after learning of their condition.
"Four people rejected my daughter after finding out she had 24 fingers.
"I do not know why, but this is awful."
Krishna's sister-in-law believes the condition is a blessing, while other members consider it a curse.
Sitbiya said: "I feel it is a blessing on all of us; else it is impossible to have all members of the family to have the same condition.
"It must be some kind of message from God."
But Krishna admits they are forced to wear flip flops as they often struggle to find footwear that is comfortable.
He added: "We cannot find footwear for our feet.
"They don't fit us well so we have no option but to wear these and we can't afford to customised shoes."
Dr Aayush Gupta, an assistant Professor at a college in Pune, said: "The term is medically called Polydactyly.
"It is a genetic disorder, caused by a mutation during the development of genes and a congenital physical anomaly in human beings where they have supernumerary fingers.
"There may not be any physical issues related to the extra fingers but people do sometimes suffer from the psychological issues of living with such a condition.
"Usually extra digits on the ulnar side cause no problem.
"These extra fingers could be removed in surgery if the patient requires but it can be costly."