Hyderabad: On the 14-year anniversary of Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat Terror Blasters, some victims have reaffirmed their demands for housing and government work.
On August 25, 2007, the Twin explosion had shook the city.
Visitors in Laserium in Lumbini Park near the Secretariat and Customers enjoy snacks at Gokul Chat Bhandar in Koti are targeted by the Terror Operator Indian Mujahidin with an improvised explosive device (IED).
In the explosion, 44 people lost their lives and 68 others suffered injuries.
Eleven years after the explosion, two operators IM – MD Akbar Ismail Chowdari and Aneq Shafique Sayeed – were given a death sentence, while Tariq Anjum who was the third convicted was awarded a life sentence in 2018.
On Wednesday, Gokul Chat was covered in respect for those who lost their lives they.
Syed Raheem (70) from Saidabad, who lost his eyes in the explosion in Gokul Chat Bhandar, gave tribute to the victims who lost their lives in the restaurant.
“I went to Gokul Chat to buy the Kulfi for my daughter, who was waiting outside in the car.
When I was approaching the seller, an explosion occurred and I lost my eyes.
I have received Rs 5 Lakh for medical expenses.
I need Rs 50,000 every year To replace artificial eyes.
My wife was ridden by a bed.
I have done a collectorate round.
I am sure I will get a house from the government, but so far it hasn’t come true.
I begged the government to make me a house and give my child a job, “said Raheem to Toi.
K Chander rose, 31, the tribe of the Nalgonda district, was 19 when he lost his eyes at the Blast at Gokul Chat.
“I’m pursuing a BCON and now I have two teacher titles.
Before the pandemic, I used to teach children how to operate a computer, but now I am unemployed.
I have approached government officials and ministers for work, but so far nothing has been realized.
I am advised to prepare for competitive examinations, but I cannot focus more than a few hours due to eye vision problems.
I am married and we have two children.
I hope the government provides assistance in the form of work, “Chander, said President of the Association of victims of terrorist bombings.