SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Tributes paid to 26/11 martyrs, survivors recall harrowing moments MUMBAI, Nov 26: reborn in Mumbai again. I have received so much of love, generosi- Rich tributes were today paid ty from people here," she said. to the martyrs who laid down their Sourav Mishra, a survivor of lives eight years ago on this day the attack, said he was at the Cafe during the terrorist attack on Leopold in Colaba when terrorists Mumbai in which 166 people were opened fire and he feels lucky to killed, with Maharashtra Chief have survived. Minister Devendra Fadnavis lead- "After bullets pierced my ing the commemoration. body, I somehow managed to Family members of the mar- escape through one of the doors tyred personnel and survivors of and everything seemed like a the daring strike recalled the har- movie scene then, all hazy. A rowing moments and pledged sup- local vendor outside the cafe port to efforts to root out terrorism. took me to the hospital while I "I pay homage to the brave was all the time thinking I policemen who fought for Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis with would not survive. I feel lucky Mumbai's safety and laid down Governor C Vidyasagar Rao paying tributes to martyrs at Marin today," Mishra said. their lives for us on 26/11. We are Drive Mumbai. Joint Commissioner (Law and proud of them and we will strive Order), Mumbai Police, Deven hard for safety and security of our Shiv Sena president Uddhav November 21, 2012. Thackeray, former Mumbai police At a video exhibition titled Bharti, who participated in a panel state," Fadnavis said paying hom- discussion at the exhibition, said age at the 26/11 police memorial at commissioners Julio Ribeiro, M N '26/11: Stories of Strength', show- Singh and several senior present cased by The Indian Express in security forces had never thought the Mumbai Police Gymkhana. an attack of the magnitude of 26/11 Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, and former police officers were association with Facebook and present. Instagram, Fadnavis called for would ever take place and that it Everyone happy with On November 26, 2008, ten leveraging manpower with tech- was a "failure of imagination" on Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea nology for security purposes. their part. demonetisation: PM's route and opened fire indiscrimi- He said the 2008 Mumbai "We never thought there could nately at people killing 166, attacks were an insult to India, be a terrorist attack at multiple brother Prahlad including 18 security personnel, wherein ten terrorists held an entire points from the sea side. After the HYDERABAD, Nov 26: and injuring several others, besides nation to ransom. attacks, police of other countries damaging property worth crores. He said the whole world had to change their Standard Prime Minister Narendra The then ATS chief Hemant should be proud of the resilience Operating Procedures (SOPs) to Modi's younger brother Prahlad Karkare, Army Major Sandeep shown by the city to cope with the handle 5-6 attacks at the same Modi today backed the Centre's Unnikrishnan, Mumbai's terror attacks. time," he said. move of scrapping Rs 500 and Additional Police Commissioner Kia Scherr, who lost her family Bharti, who was with the Rs 1,000 notes, saying every- Ashok Kamte and Senior Police in the ghastly attacks, said she and Crime Branch when the attack one is happy with demonetisa- Inspector Vijay Salaskar were her family in Florida could only took place, said the city police tion. among those killed in the attack. watch the news and wait to hear did not have SOPs to handle an His remark came during a The attack had begun on from her relatives who were in the attack of this magnitude then and visit to the Bhagyalakshmi tem- November 26 and lasted until city then. ple abutting the historic the senior personnel did whatev- November 29. Chhatrapati Shivaji "I have forgiven those who er they could with the help of Charminar here, where he had Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the killed my family because I want to their teams, grit and determina- come to offer prayers. Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, be relieved from the burden of "After seeing the faces of the Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the anger. Since the attacks, I have been tion.(PTI) Hyderabadi people... It does not Jewish community centre were seem that they are facing any some of the places targeted by the problem of currency notes due to terrorists. demonetisation. Everyone is Ajmal Kasab was the lone mil- happy," he told reporters when itant who was captured alive. 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