Kandivli resident left a day earlier to celebrate Valentine's Day with friends in Pune; succumbed to splinter injuries
Kandivli resident left a day earlier to celebrate Valentine's Day with friends in Pune; succumbed to splinter injuries
Had it not been for a Valentine's Day party at Pune, Kandivli-girl Binita Gadani would have been alive today.
Binita, who was in Mumbai for her sister's engagement last week, was due to leave for Pune on Sunday.
However she left on Saturday morning to attend a V-Day party with friends.
"Binita was supposed to leave from Mumbai on Sunday and resume work from Monday. But suddenly her friends called up to celebrate Valentine's Day in Pune. The family, especially her mother, tried a lot to convince her to stay back, but she insisted and left at 6.30 am on Saturday. If she had listened to them, she would have been with us today," said a close family friend.
The 23-year-old was one of the nine people killed in the German Bakery blast at Koregaon Park, Pune on Saturday.
Binita, an electronic and telecommunication engineer, was working with AMDOC, in Pune. She was in the city to attend her elder sister Bijal's engagement ceremony.
According to relatives, the splinters from the bomb killed her. "She was taking a stroll with four of her friends near the German Bakery when the blast took place," said a family source.
Binita's family is in a state of shock and was unable to react to the incident.
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The end: Binita Gadani's elder sister and mother |
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Binita's father says a final goodbye outside their Kandivli residence before she is taken away for cremation. Pic/Bipin Kokate |
"The parents left for Pune on Saturday night and identified the body. They are in a state of shock. No parents should have to go through this trauma. They were so happy about their elder daughter's engagement and this happened," said another relative.
Her father works in a textile firm, while her mother is a housewife. Her elder sister is a chartered accountant.
Neighbours and friends remember Binita as a hardworking and brilliant girl with an amazing zest for life. A neighbour, B B Bhavsar, said, "Her family was facing financial problems, but that didn't stop Gadani from excelling in academics. She completed her studies with the help of scholarships. She was a well behaved girl and all her neighbours loved her."
"She was a brilliant student and stood second all over Maharashtra in her diploma examination. She had got a job through campus selection six months back," said a close friend of Binita.
