Pragjee Thakkar (78), Bhayandar residing senior citizen died on Monday
after he fell from his bed in the morning. When his best friend Sevantilal Shah(82)
got news about his friend’s death around 3 pm, he rushed to see his body. His
heart was broken in grief of losing his close friend. He returned his home and
asked son to bring a glass of water. By the time son returned to Sevantilal, he
too died in shock. Both were known to be very close friend for many years. Their
body was taken to civic crematorium where they kept side by side as last rituals
performed by society members. You must have remembered about Pallavi, a lawyer
& daughter of an IAS officer working with Excel Entertainment (Farhan
Akhtar’s Production unit), who was killed by her own building watchman while
protesting him for raping. Watchman failed to rape her and he stabbed her
several time & she succumbed to her injuries.
You might know about Avik Sen Gupta. He was a live in partner of
Pallavi. After one year of Pallavi’s death, Avik Sen Gupta also died. He too
suffered from a broken heart. He was unable to manage himself after the death
of his girlfriend. His family tried every possible thing to overcome the grief
of Pallavi’s death but he didn’t respond to his treatment.
Every day I think about true love, true friendships have died but these
two cases will keep my eyes opened. How a lover died after his girlfriend
passed away… how a friend died after his close friend passed away. These two
incidents will become reminiscent forever in my head. I respect and pray for
both souls who passed away last day in Bhayandar & Pallavi’s murder was even
more unfortunate. She could have been saved if residents had helped her. No one
came forward to help when she was screaming. She kept on asking for help but
she was finally murdered by a pervert.