Jodha Akbar actor Lokendra Singh loses a leg due to high diabetes level

 Lokendra Singh Rajawat has suffered from high stress and diabetes levels since the COVID-19 pandemic. His high blood sugar levels eventually cost him one of his legs which had to be amputated to save his life.

New Delhi: Jodha Akbar and Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Lokendra Singh Rajawat had to get one of his legs below the knee amputated due to high blood sugar levels. The actor has been facing financial woes and has been under high stress since the COVID-19 pandemic affected his work, with no significant job offers in hand. “I could do nothing. I was working so well before the COVID pandemic, work started decreasing a lot and there was a certain amount of financial stress at home,” shared the actor with ETimes. Lokendra underwent surgery at Mumbai’s Bhaktivedanta Hospital for his leg amputation. Talking about it, the actor revealed, “It all began when I developed a corn in my right foot and I neglected it. It became an infection that percolated into the bone marrow and in no time, had spread in my body. I developed gangrene. The only way to save myself was to get the corned leg amputated till the knee”.