The letter states that driver of the taxi, Mohammed Umar Khalid Shaikh, a migrant from Uttar Pradesh who lived with his wife and three children at Govandi, was killed along with Hyderabad-based advocate Laxminarayan Goyal in the blast on the Western Express Highway.

Aboobaker is seeking compensation for the damage caused to his taxi, which includes payment for the loss and reimbursement of expenses incurred thereafter.

Advocate Rajan Salvi, appointed to provide the legal service, has forwarded the claim to the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of Maharashtra and the Chief Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.

When contacted, Aboobaker’s son Maqsood Shaikh said he had no inkling as to what was happening and was yet to hear from the government. “We haven’t got a rupee as compensation. Our family is going through hardships,” Shaikh said.

To make things easy for victims of 26/11 terror attacks, the Executive Chairman of the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, Justice J N Patel, had issued directions to extend free legal aid to the victims.

As per the directions, the victim and dependent family members are entitled to free legal aid and assistance for getting compensation, medical treatment, death certificate in case of death, and legal heir certificates. Aid will further be given to identify missing persons, claim insurance, claim workmen compensation, recover movable and immovable property, receive benefits of schemes from the state and central governments and get psychological/social counselling.