'Make them realise the pain of victims'

German Bakery owner Smita Kharose says if arrested men guilty, punishment should be so strict that no one should think of committing terror acts again

German Bakery owner Smita Kharose says if arrested men guilty, punishment should be so strict that no one should think of committing terror acts again

Throw the Book at them: Smita Kharose
with son Aditya at her residence.File pic

Smita Kharose, the owner of German Bakery, and her family expressed the feeling that if guilty, the two people arrested in the February 13 blast case should be made to realise the pain her family and the families of people who lost their lives or were injured in the terror attack went through.

Among the 17 people who lost their lives in the attack were waiter Gokul Nepali, while two waiters, Paras Rimal and Shrikrishna Thapa, and cashier Pravin Pant sustained injuries.

"Our family is happy that two people have been arrested. The punishment should be so strict for the guilty that no other person should ever dare to commit such an offence again," Kharose said.
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Smita's husband Dnyneshwar started the eatery in April 1989 after a German, Klaus Woody Gulzeit, advised him to open an eatery to attract the foreigners who frequent Koregaon Park.

The area is home to the Osho commune, popular among many foreign visitors, and the Chabad House, a Jewish prayer house.

Dnyneshwar died in 1999 following a massive heart attack, after which Smita took on the responsibility of running the bakery.

After the blast, Kharose was granted Rs 14 lakh in compensation by the state government. To raise the rest of the money for rebuilding the bakery, Kharose took a loan.

She said the bakery would be functional by end of the October.Her daughter Snehal said the renovated bakery will be more secure and will possess all security gadgets.

Bakery revival plan

> The new-look German Bakery is scheduled to reopen by the end of October. It is being said that the management of the bakery will also change hands

> The new German Bakery will have an extended menu along with the usual items that are prepared to suit the taste of hundreds of Osho Commune visitors

> It will be a two-storey structure done up in
pinewood or in red meranti and will have a seating area for 72 people on the first floor (where the Zen restaurant was earlier situated)

> Architect Pramod Purohit is desiging the bakery. He has said it will bear a look similar to cafes in mountainous regions of Europe, particularly Germany