M Pallonji

Deadly chores

Veera Wadia, 80, stepped out of her residence on the morning of July 20, 2024 to make her daily round of purchases from the nearby Bhaji Gully opposite Grant Road station. CCTV tapes show her stepping carefully off the recently concreted road to enter a bakery located on the ground floor when a portion of the upper balcony of the dilapidated Rubinissa Building structure collapsed. A video shows her ducking to avoid the debris that began to fall. It was around 10.30 a.m. She was extricated by the fire brigade "using manual and hydraulic tools,” and taken to the nearby Bhatia......



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