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Forensic Medicine Death and Investigations 1aa02126

Harakiri is death by:

A
Stab in neck
B
Stab in thorax
C
Stab in abdomen
D
Stab in wrist and neck
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. c. Stab in abdomen (Ref: Parikh's 6/e p4.21; style="font-size: 1.04761904761905em; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">; Reddy 33/e p204) Harakiri is death by stab in abdomen.'Hara-kiri is an unusual form of suicide where the abdomen is baldly punctured by a short sword in a sitting position resulting in one large fatal wound, causing sudden evisceration of internal organs resulting in sudden fall of intraabdominal pressure, followed by collapse, and death.'- Parikh's 6/e p4.21'A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment.' -

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