01 April,2023 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Prakash Waghmare, survivor
I still don't know why he [Chetan Gala] stabbed me. The memories of that day still haunt me and give me nightmares," said 52-year-old Prakash Waghmare, while recalling the March 24 attack. "I am scared of this place [their society] and have decided to leave this city," he told mid-day. Angered by his estranged family's refusal to return, Gala went on a stabbing spree in the passageway of Parvati Mansion in Grant Road, killing three neighbours and leaving two hurt.
Chetan Gala is taken away by cops on March 24
Waghmare, whom Gala stabbed thrice, was discharged from hospital on Thursday and received help from all quarters. The hospital waived off his medical expenses, while Parvati Mansion residents provided him with a room to recover, food and medicines. He slept in the passageway of the society, where he ran errands for residents.
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The 52-year-old said he could not believe his eyes when he saw Ilaben Mistry, 70, lying in a pool of blood. Ilaben's husband and an 18-year-old woman also died in the attack. "I wonder whether he chose his targets or he attacked people randomly," he added. He said his last conversation with Gala was after his family left home two months back. "He told me to stop working at his house, as he couldn't pay me any more," Waghmare added.