Vigil for grandson's bail costs life

NEW DELHI: Nizamuddin Master, 87, was tired after standing in the queue outside gate no. 5 for half an hour. The old man and his grandnephew, Mohammad Nahim, 32, had come to the high court to seek bail for Nizamuddin’s grandson, Shahnaaz, who is accused in a murder case. When the bomb went off, the duo had just swapped places for Nizamuddin to get some rest.The blast killed him while his nephew is admitted in a critical state at AIIMS with chest and face injuries.
“My nephews called up to tell about the blast. We rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where my father had been taken. He succumbed to his injuries,” said Mumtaz, Nizamuddin’s daughter. “We searched for Nahim from one hospital to another for hours, but there was no news. Finally, a relative found out that he had been admitted to
AIIMS in a serious condition.”
Doctors at AIIMS said Nahim’s condition was ‘serious but stable’. Speaking with great difficulty, he said, “I was in the senior citizen’s line to get passes for Nizamuddin uncle. He had been standing in the queue for more than 30 minutes, so I asked him to rest for some time. Seconds later, the blast occurred and he died”.
Nahim runs a garment business in Old Delhi and had taken a day off from work to accompany Nizamuddin. Salim, 26, his brother, had also accompanied them and was on the first floor when the bomb went off. “Our brother, for whom we were seeking bail, is still in jail while we have lost an elderly member of the family, and another lies critically injured,” he said.