Blasts toll rises to 25

Another victim of the July 13 serial blasts in the city, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, taking the toll in the terror attacks to 25.

Another victim of the July 13 serial blasts in the city, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, taking the toll in the terror attacks to 25.

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Vallab Gadia (48), who was undergoing treatment at Saifee Hospital, died at 5am, police said.

He sustained severe burn injuries at Opera House and was critical since the past two days.

Last Monday, Mankeshwar Vishwakarma, a carpenter by profession, succumbed to severe head injuries he had sustained during the blast at Kabootar Khana in Dadar.

Twenty-two people are undergoing treatment in JJ Hospital, with six persons still in critical condition. Of the 12 injured admitted in the Harkisandas Hospital, five are still critical, sources said.