EXCLUSIVE>>With the demise of Vile Parle resident Manoj Mehta, 52, from injuries sustained in the Andheri bridge collapse, on Sunday, his family members not only lost a son, husband and father, but also their breadwinner. While they have been given a compensation of R5 lakh by railway authorities, as promised, the kin have asked for the sum to be equivalent to his yearly income tax return, as they were dependent on his earnings.

They are going to approach the Railway Claims Tribunal seeking that amount, which they have not disclosed. The 52-year-old CA is survived by his mother, wife, and two daughters aged 12 and 24. His elder daughter Yashasvi was set to go to Canada for her further studies but has put her plans on hold to support her family. The railways has also assured Mehtas it will pay Manoj's R60 lakh medical bill at Nanavati Hospital.