[1]Thirty six-year-old Vina-yak Devru-khar was just 14, Kirti Ajmera was 35 and Santosh More was 41 when, in 1993, 12 consecutive blasts brought the city to a standstill.
All three had a close shave, but they survived 20 years to witness the judgement of the country’s apex court being delivered on Thursday. The three also share another thing in common: A sense of betrayal.
Mr Ajmera said, “The verdict has commuted the death sentence of 10 other accused to life imprisonment. I cannot understand why this leniency was extended to those who plotted the blasts. This is absolutely wrong.”
The 1993 blasts were the first grave attack on the city until 26/11 happened in 2008. While judgment for the 26/11 attack took four years, and the hanging of Afzal Guru took 10, the 1993 blasts have taken the longest to be brought to book.
Palpably dejected, Mr Devrukhar shared, “There is no value of a common citizen’s life in this country and, in Mumbai particularly, a common man is like a worm, so no one bothers, not the government, nor the judiciary.”
Along with betrayal, Mr More also sees it as a mockery of the citizens. “The government spends crores in keeping the likes of Kasabs alive, while our own people are on the verge of complete destruction.”
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