Parag Sawant, who was injured in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts and comatose since the past nine years, has passed away in the city's Hinduja Hospital. As per reports, Parag was in a Virar bound train when a bomb went off, leaving him with extensive brain trauma. He was rushed to a local hospital for treatment but slipped into a vegetative state afterwards.

Read our 2009 interview with Parag Sawant's wife.