Rinku Vishwakarma is inconsolable. Her husband, 48-year-old Mankeshwar, is undergoing a complicated neurosurgery at the KEM Hospital. She has not been able to see her husband. “He left home at 3.30 p.m. to buy some plywood at Dadar since he is a furniture contractor. The doctors are not letting me meet him,” she cried.
Her neighbour Ashwini Sawant said they had been trying to call Mankeshwar since they heard news of the bomb blast but it was only at 8.30 pm that the police called the family. “They told us to come to the hospital and gave us his mobile phone,” she said.
Jigna Karia said her sister Varsha (25) suffered minor injuries on her left hand and legs. Varsha works as an accountant at Marine Lines and was returning home to Dadar when the blast hit her. “She is fine for now and is talking,” added Jigna.
Pallavi Gaokar's husband Shirish suffered chest injuries and his hearing was affected. He had left home to buy something at Dadar. He has shrapnel wounds on the body and legs.
Sanjay Oak, Dean of KEM Hospital, said nine people were admitted and two more were brought in later. Distraught family members waited for news of those who are in a serious condition. Mankeshwar's condition is critical. Most patients have multiple shrapnel injuries and hearing tests are being conducted on two. The hospital has risen to the occasion and Dr. Oak said even the staff off duty came in to help.
At the Harkisondas Hospital, a little over a km away from the Opera House, the site of one of the blasts, doctors felt the building shake. Five persons died in the blast and many more are in a critical condition, according to hospital sources. People were being brought in a terrible condition mostly with shrapnel injuries, Three surgeries were being conducted and some amputations as well.
Sudhir Jain, 36, was injured in the chest and legs. His wife rushed in from Borivali, a distant suburb, on hearing the news. Jain, a diamond trader, briefly spoke to his wife and told her not to worry.
Relatives and friends of the dead and the injured gathered in grim silence at the hospital. The death toll could rise by Thursday considering the seriousness of the injuries.
Keywords: Mumbai blasts, Zaveri Bazar, Dadar, Opera House, Mumbadevi temple
My Heartful condolence's for all victims, and their families..This is a failure of IB and Mumbai Police Department didn't do anything even central warned about possible attacks which costs 21 Valuable life's.
The bomb blast at Mumbai is extremely cowardice act. Stringent punishment should be given to whoever is involved. So many bread earners of families lost their lives. The culprit should be immediate brought to book and should be publicly hanged so that other should think million of time before committing such act. But I totally disagree with the view of Mr.Sumit Jang Bahadur on appeasement of minority. Those explode the bomb have no religion or minority. Crime is a crime and whoever it may be must be dealt according to Indian law. But appeasement of minority has no role to play in bomb blast. What benefit minority has got by govt appeasement. Minority is most backward in all spheres of life be it the govt job or private enterprenurs.
By now all terrorist groups must know India cannot be divided, threatened, bullied, or terrorized. So, what is even the point of killing some of us in this stupid manner? But our patience should only extend till we find who the perpetrators are.
Very heartbreaking incident, god has to give strengh to the families of victims. Government has to take care of all this kind of stuff rather than giving stupid interviews. Try to do something against terrorism. Always unnecessary fights between political parties. At least they need to unite to take a decission to stop this kind of incidents.
Our heart goes for the innocent victims and their families. This despicable acts of wild animals against innocent people is highly condemnable. We pray to God to grant families the strength to overcome this irreparable loss and speedy recovery to all injured.
My sincere condolence's for all victims, and their families! May God give all of them strength to go through this ordeal!!! It is time for criminals who perpetrated such acts before this one, and are still seeing the light of the day, to be given the harshest judgement possible. As appeasement of minority through this means is ridiculous, and one is sending an extremely wrong message to the perpetrators. Rather an incentive to continue their horrid work without any curbs whatsoever. So please stop this politics, for God's sake! Life is too precious, and we deserve to live as one Country, and yes, India has earned it through it's Civilization. I hope once and for all The Current Government has taken this ill fated event as a warning to take immediate steps to arrest & punish these, and past criminals.
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