Toronto, August 23: Victims of a bomb blast in Canada have sued a popular Indian restaurant near here for damages totalling 6 million dollars, alleging that the attack was the result of a “turf war” between business rivals.
On May 24, two persons with their faces covered walked into Bombay Bhel restaurant at Mississauga in Ontario, where two birthday parties were being organised, dropped an improvised explosive device and fled.
The blast, the impact of which was felt more than 4 km away, wounded 15 people, including two dual Indian-Canadian nationals.
No arrest has been made so far, CBC News reported.
In a civil lawsuit, six of the 15 blast victims sought a total of 6 million Canadian dollars (Rs 32.18 crore) from the owners of the restaurant for “severe and permanent injuries”, alleging that the establishment failed to provide security amid a “turf war between rival business associates”, the report said. “The owners of the Bombay Bhel knew or ought to have known there was an issue with security and that they were targeted,” the report quoted the victims’ lawyer, Darryl Singer, as saying.
Each of the victims, all of Indian origin, is seeking 1 million Canadian dollars from Bombay Bhel and the corporation that owns it. The condition of the injured has improved, the report said.
Source Tribune India
