Mumbai Blast Help/Updates

[12th July 2006, 06:45 PM IST]

• Just noticed this on Mumbai Help. Bhagwati Hospital in Borivali has an unidentified wounded person. The description is thus… 15-year-old male, dark complextion, has a previous burn mark on his upper left arm. He’s not too severely injured but is kept in the ICU. He’s unconscious. Please get in touch with the hospital in case anyone happens to recognize this description.

[12th July 2006, 05:20 PM IST]

• There has been a bumper crop of rumours today. Earlier in the day there was a rumour of a blast at Elphinstone Road, followed by a rumour of a blast at Borivali and also at Chembur. Needless to say, please do not believe in a piece of news unles it has been vetted reasonably beyond doubt. My tips for busting rumours:

• Tune in. Check at least two or three news channels on TV to get a confirmation.
• If you do not have access to a TV, call someone who may have access. Folks at home , for example. Get them to confirm the news for you.
• If phones are jammed due to network congestion and you cannot get through to anyone, tune in to any of the FM channels. If the news is true, at least one of the FM stations will be broadcasting the news at any given time.
• If you hear only songs on the FM channels for a good amount of time, chances are that the piece of news is just a rumour.
• If you still want to confirm it, call up a radio channel or send a SMS to them asking them to confirm. Be assured that a RJ will come on air immediately after your query reaches them. They will either confirm or bunk the piece of news.
• You will notice that I haven’t mentioned anything about calling the emergency helpline numbers. You can do that of course. But I prefer to confirm/deny rumours by these methods first. Emergency helplines will invariably be clogged in times of crises. This is just a way to take some load off those helplines.

• Union Home Minister says Mumbai Police have no clues about the Mumbai blasts. The Home Secretary however says that the government has some leads already. This kind of a confusion is common on the part of the government following a crisis. Do not be alarmed.
• Maharashtra Chief of Police, PS Pasricha claimed that the police are investigating the actions of certain political leaders. “Unki harkate theek nahin hain“, he has said.
• Needless to say, a visit to Mumbai Help is always helpful in knowing the latest updates.

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To Mr. Terrorist a.k.a. cowardly weasel,

You seek to create fear by your despicable underhanded methods. But you repeatedly forget that in face of adversity, Mumbai unites. And in unity, it finds its strength, courage and compassion.

If you look back while you’re fleeing your scene of destruction, tail between your legs, you will find Mumbai laughing… mocking your cowardice, hurt… but standing tall and proud.

Regards,
A Mumbaikar.