Koderma: A pall of gloom descended at Charidih village today after news reached here that six persons of a family had died in the terrorist firing at Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.
"I got the news that my son, daughter, uncle, aunt and two nephews died after being hit by bullets on Wednesday night. After missing Mumbai-Howrah Mail, they were returning to their accommodation in Mumbai when the terrorists fired upon them near VT," Mohammad Mustakin, family head, told newsmen here.
He broke down saying, "Had they not missed the train...."
The dead members in the family, who were into tailoring profession in Mumbai, include Mustakin's son Arif Ansari (32), daughter Murtaza (17), uncle Abbas Ansari (60), aunt Akeela Khatoon (55), nephews Ilyas (40) and Sarfaraz (19).
Two other nephews suffered bullet wounds, he added.
They were returning home to celebrate "Bakri Id" on December 9,Mustakin said adding now he only waited for the bodies which are expected to arrive here tonight.
A daily labourer from Murshidabad district in West Bengal Ajfar Ali, 21,was killed outside the Taj Hotel in Mumbai when terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on Wednesday night.
Ali and his brother, who too was a daily labourer in Mumbai, hailed from Badhua village in the Baroan police station area.
His family sources said that his body was being brought today to his village.
