Hinjewadi tragedy: Celebrated birthday last week, son was to appear for Class XI from Wednesday

On Wednesday, Bhosale was one of four who died when the tempo traveller they were commuting in suddenly went up in flames.

The tempo traveller was carrying 14 people to their office in Hinjewadi. Risbud said he never thought this would be his last goodbye to Bhosale.

Gurudas Lokhare, another victim, was the sole breadwinner of his family which consisted of his two sons and aging parents. Lokhare’s cousin Kisan said it was a normal day when all came crumbling down. “It seems unreal – we have no clue on how to go about life now,” he said.

At the household of Shankar Shinde, another of the victims, his wife and sons hurtled into a state of shock when they heard the tragic news.

Abhishek Lade, a friend of Shinde’s son Kiran said they had met on Tuesday. “Things were all normal – we took pictures and uncle spoke to us about how things are going,” he said. Lade had come to collect the remains of Shinde and this, he said, was the most difficult task he had to do in his life.

Yuvraj Misal, a policeman, called up Rajan Chavan’s relatives about the accident. Misal is the brother-in-law of Chavan and he is rushed to the hospital.

“Chavan’s wife was called up by the police station to inform her of the accident. By the time she reached YCM hospital she had realised her worst fears were to come true – she was taken back to her home,” he said.

The tempo traveller had caught fire near the office of the Hinjewadi Industries Association. It was carrying 14 people of whom four had died.