Even as 27-year-old Bilal Sheikh struggles to recover from the freak accident that has left him with plates and screws in his collarbone, the sweet manufacturing company where he works as a marketing executive has decided to dump him. On learning that doctors have prescribed Sheikh six weeks bed rest, company officials told him to quit the job as they wouldn't be able to wait that long.

Bilal, who had recently got the job, was financially supporting his family and funding his expenses of preparing for the civil services entrance. But the accident that took place on November 11, in which he lost control of his bike and fell after the driver of a moving car ahead of him opened the door, has landed him in hospital. He has not only received stitches on his face, but also had to get two plates and six screws placed in his left collarbone due to a fracture. The treating doctor has prescribed him six weeks of bed rest and has also asked him to avoid any kind of pressure or stress on his shoulder.