Harshad has become hearing impaired. His friend Prathamesh Tawade, same age, same college, who was with him is in a critical condition, vomiting blood.
The timings of Tuesday’s bomb blasts meant that many of the commuters were students, returning home. For Harshad Tondwalkar, 18, of Chetana College, Andheri, the blast at Borivali was the last thing he heard.
Now in Karuna Hospital, Harshad has become hearing impaired. His friend Prathamesh Tawade, same age, same college, who was with him is in a critical condition, vomiting blood.
All of Wednesday, phones in the city colleges have been ringing off the hook. “We’ve been flooded with calls from parents whose children are missing. I answer all their queries. Our non-teaching staff have also been calling our students to check if they are all right,” said Dr U Mashelkar, principal of Patkar College in Goregaon.
Students from all over the city are on injured and fatality lists. Jaspreet Kalsi, 18, a student of Elphinstone College, was fortunate to get away with minor injuries, while Chirag Chouhan, 18, is critical. Jaspreet’s mother Paramjeet Kalsi, told DNA, “Jaspreet had boarded the Virar-bound train from Dadar to reach home in Bhayander. He had gone to college to fill up an exam form.
He was in the first class compartment when suddenly at 6.20 pm at Matunga, there was an explosion. Jaspreet was thrown out of the train by the impact.
He immediately called home, screaming, ‘Mom I am dying, please help me’.” He was brought unconscious to KEM Hospital with several injuries on his forehead.
Chirag Chouhan wasn’t so lucky. He was taken to KEM hospital by Kamlesh Tiwari, a professor at Pathak College. “Chirag was in a bad shape and was admitted to the IICU,”said Tiwari.
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