On July 7, Jignesh Mehata turned 24. Four days later, he died in the blast that ripped apart the first class coach of a Borivali-bound local at Khar station.

That day Mehata had plans. He was returning home early to take part in a night cricket match organised at his residential complex, Sundaram Co-operative Housing Society in Borivali. “He was a cricket fan and even fought with his boss to get here early,’’ says Jayesh Shroff (41), family friend and neighbour. However, the day’s play was abandoned as news of the blasts spread. Finally, friends and family rushed to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra, from where his body was recovered around 4 am.

Soon after graduating in commerce from SIWS College (Wadala), Jignesh wanted to start working. The idea was to contribute to the family. He had started as a relationship manager at sharekhan.com — an online share-trading portal—- where he would buy and sell on behalf of his clients.

“He was working out of Sion branch, prior to which he was with a sub-broker who has a Sharekhan franchise,’’ says Mehul Koradia, senior manager (business development), who hired him. “A very shy boy who didn’t talk much,’’ is how most colleagues remember him. But adds Koradia, “He was very interested in finance and secondary markets.”

A video game aficionado, “Jignesh loved Demo Race, a bike racing game,’’ recalls colleague Jaiprakash Singh (27). “He didn’t know how to drive himself, but loved the sharp turns of the high-speed game.”

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