Another person saw one of the Delhi bombers apart from the 11-year-old balloon seller — autorickshaw driver Moolchand, 38, who brought the Gaffar Market bomber from Paharganj on Saturday evening in his auto.

He narrowly escaped death when his auto blew up just as he had stepped out of his vehicle while waiting for the bomber to return, ostensibly after carrying out a "little errand", en route to Patel Nagar.

"Bhaisaheb, Patel Nagar chaloge? Mere ko Gaffar Market main dus minute ka kaam hai. Main tumhe halting charges bhi doonga." (Will you go to Patel Nagar? I have to stop at Gaffar Market for 10 minutes. I will pay you halting charges)." These were the first words of the six-foot passenger whom Moolchand took from Imperial Hotel at Paharganj around 5.30pm.

Forty minutes later, the autoricksaw (DL1RG/4381) went up in the air, killing around 19 people and injuring over 50. Moolchand, who suffered injuries, was taken to Jessa Ram Hospital. He is reported to be out of danger.

He has told the police his killer-passenger was carrying a black bag. "He kept the bag inside the auto, and when I stopped outside Gaffar Market, he said he would return in 10 minutes and went up the stairs in the opposite lane. He was wearing dark clothes and didn't seem to have shaved for three-four days. He must have been around 26-27 years old and was wearing a black cap," Moolchand told the cops.

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