More than a month after he lost vision partially, his son was born. He hasn’t seen him yet but has firm belief that life wouldn’t be so cruel to him.
Recounting the harrowing ordeal, Kuldeep Singh, 39, a victim of 29/10 pre-Diwali blast in 2005, says he still has faith that justice will be meted out to him and the perpetrators of terror will be punished.
On October 29, 2005, a few days before Diwali, three blasts ripped through the national capital and killed at least 65 people.
Deepak, Singh’s son, now six, was born on December 16. “I was admitted to AIIMS. The government gave me `2 lakhs. I keep going to Hyderabad for check-up. The doctors think there is a chance that I would see again. I know...I have faith that I will see my son one day soon,” he says.
Singh risked his life to save 60-odd people in a DTC bus he was driving on the fateful day. The explosion rendered him partially blind and deaf.
The relatives of blast victims gathered on Saturday to pray for their dear ones .
Nathu Singh from Meerut lost his 21-year-old son in the blast. He says it is time the government changes its policy towards terror.
For Mahesh Mathur, who lost his 12-year-old son, life seems meaningless now. He poignantly asks if `10 lakh is the cost of a human life.
“He wanted to become a commando. See where he is now. Life is a misery,” Mathur adds.
“What will I do now. I am old and have no pension. My son is gone. Shouldn’t the government give a job to one of my sons at least,” says Nisar Ahmad, 53.
Ahmad lost his son, who was pursuing MBA here.