Mumbai blasts: Death toll rises to 23

Mumbai, July 24 (ANI): The death toll in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts rose to 23 with the deaths of Ajay Verma and Surinder Singh Bisht at the JJ hospital.

Bisht and Verma both suffered major burn injuries in the blast at Zaveri Bazaar.

Twenty-two others are undergoing treatment in J J Hospital, including six still in a critical condition, NDTV reports.

Of the 12 injured persons admitted to Harkisandas hospital, five are still in critical condition.

A total of 131 persons were injured in the blasts while 23 have lost their lives till now. (ANI)