SHOCKED: Friends of Mohd. Irfan at his residence in Seetaphalmandi on Tuesday. - Photo: K. Ramesh Babu

HYDERABAD: "Bless me for a good future sir, I may not meet you again," said Bipin Chandra, when he had met his teachers three days ago at the school. The tenth standard student, along with his friend Mohd. Irfan, got crushed to death under the wheels of a city bus on Tuesday.

Chandra's teachers were baffled as to why he chose those words while bidding goodbye. "God only knows what made him use those words of not meeting again. We have lost a wonderful kid," said Rammohan, academic in-charge of St. Mark's School.

Jovial, friendly and always cheerful was how Chandra was described by his class teacher Sharat. "I still remember him touching the feet of every teacher seeking blessings, but for some reason God chose to curse him," the teacher could not fight back his tears.

Brilliant student

Chandra was one of the brilliant students in the school and scored more than 85 per cent in the two pre-final tests.

It was a rude jolt for his parents B. Kishore and B. Jaya. A private firm employee, Kishore had two sons and a daughter. Chandra was his second child. He went to Tirupati two days ago and had `darshan' of Lord Venkateswara hoping for better times. "I lead an austere life, but still God decided to punish me," said the depressed father.

Relatives felt it would be difficult for the boy's mother to recover from the shock. "How can the Almighty take away my son who used to help me in every household work like a daughter?" the upset mother cried as the body was brought to the house. The accident equally shocked the friends, neighbours and family members of Mohd. Irfan. His relatives had a tough time conveying the news to the boy's father M.A. Hameed who reportedly had high blood pressure. Irfan was the only son of Hameed working as Travel Ticket Examiner with Railways.

Hameed's relatives ensured that none of the family members came to the mortuary. "They cannot bear the agony. The boy has anyway died. Hence, we ourselves are managing all formalities with the help of police and doctors," they said.

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