10 years ago India faced his one of the nightmare when Taj Hotel was attacked by the terrorist and whole Nation was shocked because month 11 itself hold many other shocking terror attack around the world. Its been 10 years gone and still it haunt people like it happen like yesterday only.
Ten years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the Mumbai Police has said that the city is safe and its force is competent to handle any terror threat. In one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in the country’s history, 166 people were killed and over 300 injured as 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem in the millennium city on 26 November, 2008.
Even though the ill-fated day is still etched in the minds of the survivors and the victims’ family, Mumbai Police Commissioner Subodh Kumar Jaiswal — on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attack — said that, “I can assure Mumbaikars that the city is safe and police are capable of protecting you from any eventuality. We have a strong and trained police force having latest equipment, weapons, strategy tactics and are always ready to deal with all the challenges,” he said.
“The role of police was redefined after the 26/11 attack and there was a major overhaul of the city security system,” Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) told PTI. “We have created Quick Response Teams, which will be the first to respond in any situation. There is a dedicated commando team ‘Force One’, with capabilities to handle any terror threat and also the coastal police to secure coastal area,” he said. “We have a strong CCTV network in the city and each CCTV is connected with the main police control room through an integrated system,” he added.
Among the five locations which were attacked, was the Chabad House, a prominent Jewish Centre where two terrorists had laid siege killing nine, including Rabbi Gavriel and his pregnant wife Rivka. However, in what was later termed as a miraculous escape, their son Moshe was saved by his nanny Sandra Samuel. Moshe, who was a two-year-old baby at that time, was rescued and sent back to Israel with Samuel. In January 2018, Moshe re-visited Indiawith his grandparents and Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Another survivor of the attack Devika Rotawan became a household name after she testified against Ajmal Kasab in court having identified him as her attacker. Rotawan was shot in the leg at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus on the night of 26 November and went on to become the youngest witness in the terror case. However, Rotawan says that despite her bravery, she hasn’t received any financial help from the government. “We were promised a house but nothing has been done till date,”
