Delhi blast: One more dies, toll rises to 15

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated:

Rattan Lal Shroff's left leg was amputated earlier this week to prevent infection.

Another victim of the Delhi High Court blast died of injuries Saturday, taking up the toll to 15.

Rattan Lal Shroff, 58, injured in the Sep 7 blast outside Gate 5 of the court complex, died on Saturday, said a doctor from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here.

Shroff's left leg was amputated earlier this week to prevent infection. Mridul Bakshi was the latest injured person to die Thursday.

At least 24 victims of the blast are undergoing treatment in various city hospitals.

A total of 11 are now in RML, five are in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, four in Safdarjung, two in Max and one each in Moolchand and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital.