NEW DELHI: Recalling the terrifying moments leading up to the Red Fort blast, Jagdish Kataria, the father of the deceased Amar Kataria, a Chandni Chowk-based businessman, on Thursday said that his son had called him just ten minutes before the incident. Still shaken by the shock, he shared details of his final conversation with his son and the harrowing hours that followed.
The 34-year-old, who ran a pharmaceutical business and was known for his passion for travel and biking, had married four years ago and was the father of a three-year-old son.
Speaking to IANS, Jagdish Kataria said, “Just ten minutes before the incident, my son had called me. We were planning to go out with the family that day. He had left his shop, and we were about to leave home. While we were on our way to the Ashram, I asked my daughter to call him again, but his phone didn’t connect. Then, a woman answered the call and said she had found the phone near the Red Fort, where a blast had just occurred.”