Toll rises to 190 in Mumbai blasts, 714 injured

Mumbai, Jul 12: The toll in the seven blasts that rocked Mumbai's suburban Western Railway (WR) last evening has risen to 183 today and 714 injured are undergoing treatment at various city hospitals, police said.

The first blast occurred at Khar station at 1824 hrs, followed by Bandra at 1824 hrs, Jogeshwari at 1825 hrs, Mahim at 1826 hrs, Mira Road at 1829 hrs, Matunga Road at 1830 hrs and Borivali at 1835 hrs.

Of the total seven blasts, two occurred when the trains had arrived on the railway station, while the remaining five took place in moving trains, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said.

He later announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 to the injured.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who visited the injured with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi late last night, appealed to the Mumbaikars to exercise restraint and face the crisis unitedly and with determination.

Mr Patil, along with Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ms Gandhi visited the sites of the blasts and reviewed the security situation in the metropolis.

Mr Yadav has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the families of those killed in the blasts and promised a job in the Railways to at least one person from the victim's family.

Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani has also arrived in Mumbai and will be visiting the injured admitted in various hospitals.

UNI

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