Abid Patel, (left) who lives in Momin Nagar which is not a slum but a colony near Jogeshwari station, works in the diamond industry as a polisher. And he is another shining example of the large-heartedness many Mumbaikars exhibited on Terror Tuesday.
When he along with others rushed to the spot of the blast, they realised the urgency of the situation in a flash.
"One part of the railway wall had thin metal sheets. We tore the sheets and brought the victims out through that opening," he says.
"We sent the injured to Cooper Hospital (a municipal hospital in Juhu, northwest Mumbai). Those people who had minor injuries, we sent them to the local doctors for first aid. We gave them tea and snacks to calm them down. They were in shock. They could not talk. Some were deafened temporarily. In an hour-and-a-half we had cleaned up the place," he adds.
And he says they were not alone in extending help. "Many people stopped their cars to take the injured to the hospital. Then the police vans started transporting the injured."
"We told the rickshaw drivers to make sure that the patients are admitted. As they are local rickshaws, we know them. We kept the luggage of the passengers safe. Some people came back later to take their luggage. What was left, the police took. When we came to know the identity of people, we called their homes to inform them about the accident."
And he echoes what every Mumbaikar is saying, regardless of religion or creed: "This attack is against humanity. The culprits should be severely punished."
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