Separated by bogies, they separate forever

‘‘Hetal did not want to travel by that train as it was crowded. But Kunal forced her to,’’ said Sneha Shah (32) , a relative of the Shahs. On hearing the sound of the blast, Kamdar kept searching for Kunal among the charred bodies strewn on the tracks. ‘‘Unable to find him, she rushed to V N Desai Hospital in Santacruz with people carrying blast victims for medication,’’ Sneha added. The couple, who had known each other for over seven years, was known to be very close. ‘‘They were together since college and even did their MBA together in Pune. They returned from Pune two months back and were working in the same company in Dadar,’’ Sneha recalled.

The news was broken to Kamdar only on Wednesday afternoon. ‘‘We kept telling her that he is in an ICU when Kunal was killed on the spot. I was the first one to recognise him in the hospital by his UTI card and shoes,’’ Sneha said.