Singh, who remembers they had both joined the office on the same day in October 2004, enjoyed their lunch hour feasts at Himalaya Restaurant. A Jain and a strict vegetarian, Singh recalls how Jignesh would relish the kulchas and bread savouries.
The Mehatas haven’t come to terms with the tragedy ye— father Bipin, who is into textiles, and brother Mitesh, a chartered accountant, keep busy with work, mother Jyotsana finds solace in prayer. Earlier, she would come out of the house for a stroll in the evenings. She hasn’t been seen outside her house since her younger son’s death.