Mumbai attack

MUMBAI FIASCOMUMBAI FIASCO

THE 26/11 TERRORIST THE 26/11 TERRORIST ATTACKATTACK

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, came under heinous terrorist attack on 26th November, 2008.

The attack took place at many locations, especially at CST railway station;the Leopold Café,; Taj Hotel; Oberoi Trident Hotel; Nariman House.

Ten terrorists started in a small boat from Karachi on Nov 22. Aftertraveling about 40 minutes, they were shifted to a larger boat, Al-Husseini, There after, the terrorists shifted to vessel MV KUBER. After reaching Mumbai, they killed the captain of MV KUBER, Amar Singh Solanki.

Ten terrorists divided into five teams and took taxies to different target destinations.

INTRODUCTION OF THE TOPIC

The journey of team of terrorists

Group Members’ nameGroup Members’ name

Shreyas Kapoor- 9/353Shreyas Kapoor- 9/353

Shashank Tekriwal- 9/351Shashank Tekriwal- 9/351

Shikhar Neelkanth- 9/352Shikhar Neelkanth- 9/352

CST station in MumbaiCST station in Mumbai One of the target. One of the target.

More than 3.5 million More than 3.5 million passengers pass passengers pass through the station through the station every day. At about every day. At about 21.20 hours, two 21.20 hours, two terrorists entered the terrorists entered the station and started station and started firing indiscriminately firing indiscriminately from their rifles and from their rifles and also lobbed grenade. also lobbed grenade. The carnage resulted The carnage resulted in 58 dead and 104 in 58 dead and 104 injured.injured.

The two terrorists left the CST station and fled into a lane towards CAMA Hospital. They exchanged fire with the police team. They fired at the police vehicle carrying three senior police officers and four policemen. Believing that all the occupants had been killed, they pulled out the bodies of the three police officers and hijacked the police vehicle. However, only six were killed and one policeman, constable Arun Jadhav, survived and was eye witness to the event.

After traveling some distance, the terrorists abandoned the police vehicle and hijacked another passenger car. The car came up against a police barricade at Girgaum Chowpatti, and in exchange of fire with the police, Ismail Khan was killed and Mohd. Ajmal Amir Kasab was captured, an assistant sub inspector, Tukaram Ombale was killed while overpowering Kasab.

Mohd. Ajmal Amir Kasab Ajmal Kasab, the only Ajmal Kasab, the only

attacker who was attacker who was captured alive, disclosed captured alive, disclosed that the attackers were that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant based militant organization, considered organization, considered a terrorist organization a terrorist organization by India, the United by India, the United States, and the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others. Kingdom, among others. The Indian Government The Indian Government said that the attackers said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and came from Pakistan, and their controllers were in their controllers were in Pakistan.Pakistan.

Police stand guard after Police stand guard after shootings took place inside shootings took place inside a railway station in Mumbai a railway station in Mumbai

Target –Leopold Café & Target –Leopold Café & BarBar

The leopold café, a The leopold café, a favorite place for indian favorite place for indian and foreigners, was and foreigners, was attacked by two attacked by two terrorists, firing terrorists, firing indiscriminately using indiscriminately using AK-47 and grenade was AK-47 and grenade was lobbed. Ten persons lobbed. Ten persons killed and many injured. killed and many injured. After about five After about five minutes, they ran minutes, they ran towards Hotel Taj, towards Hotel Taj, about half kms. Away.about half kms. Away.

Target -The Taj Mahal Target -The Taj Mahal HotelHotel

The pride of The pride of Mumbai, Mumbai, constructed in constructed in 1903, is a heritage 1903, is a heritage building and an building and an icon in Mumbai. It icon in Mumbai. It has two wings, the has two wings, the heritage wing with heritage wing with 290 rooms and the 290 rooms and the TajTowers with TajTowers with 275 rooms275 rooms

The Taj Mahal Hotel The Taj Mahal Hotel contd…contd…

Four terrorist, Four terrorist, including two from including two from Leopold café targeted Leopold café targeted the hotel. The first the hotel. The first pair entered though pair entered though the lobby and opened the lobby and opened fire killing 20 people. fire killing 20 people. The second pair The second pair entered from the entered from the north court and fired north court and fired indiscriminately and indiscriminately and hurled grenade.hurled grenade.

The four terrorists moved upto sixth floor of the heritage wing, killing anyone who came in their way. The set fire to a portion of the hotel. The first, fifth, and sixth floor of the heritage wing were badly gutted.

There was a hostage situation because many guests had locked themselves in their rooms


The operation The operation continued till the continued till the morning of Nov. morning of Nov. 2929thth , nearly 450 , nearly 450 guests were guests were rescued. The rescued. The terrorists killed 32 terrorists killed 32 persons including persons including hotel guests and hotel guests and staff.staff.


A major of the NSG A major of the NSG was killed and was killed and another commando another commando was injured. At the was injured. At the end of the end of the operation, the four operation, the four terrorists were terrorists were killed.killed.


Throughout the Throughout the period, the terrorists period, the terrorists were in touch with were in touch with their controllers in their controllers in Pakistan via Pakistan via telephone. They telephone. They received a stream of received a stream of instructions and it instructions and it was apparent that was apparent that their controllers their controllers were monitoring were monitoring Indian Television Indian Television Channels. Channels.

Taj Hotel under flamesTaj Hotel under flames

Smoke is seen coming from Smoke is seen coming from Taj Hotel in Mumbai.Taj Hotel in Mumbai.

People duck as gunshots People duck as gunshots are fired from inside the Taj are fired from inside the Taj

Mahal hotel in Mumbai Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008.November 27, 2008.

Police escort a stranded Police escort a stranded guest from Taj hotel in guest from Taj hotel in

MumbaiMumbai

Commandoes in Commandoes in operationoperation

Rescue work at Taj by Rescue work at Taj by firefightersfirefighters

Target - Target - Oberoi TridentOberoi Trident hotel hotel

Two terrorists entered Two terrorists entered the hotel through the the hotel through the main entrance and main entrance and started firing. Two IED started firing. Two IED were exploded. Killing were exploded. Killing guests and staff on guests and staff on their way.their way.

NSG took charge of the NSG took charge of the operation on 27operation on 27thth morning which morning which continued for 42 hours. continued for 42 hours. The two terrorists were The two terrorists were killed. 33 persons lost killed. 33 persons lost their lives.their lives.

Target –Nariman HouseTarget –Nariman House

Commandos accessed Commandos accessed buildings by helicopter. buildings by helicopter.

National Security Group National Security Group elite commandos keep vigil elite commandos keep vigil

in opposite building.in opposite building.

Nariman House contd….Nariman House contd…. Nariman House is a five Nariman House is a five

storied building which storied building which has been purchased two has been purchased two years ago by an orthodox years ago by an orthodox Jewish organization Jewish organization called Chabad Liberation called Chabad Liberation Movement of Hasidic Movement of Hasidic Jews.Jews.

Two terrorists began Two terrorists began firing outside and gained firing outside and gained access to the building, access to the building, several persons were several persons were taken hostagestaken hostages

The NSG pressed helicopter The NSG pressed helicopter into service and landed into service and landed

commandos on the terracecommandos on the terrace

Exhausted commandosExhausted commandos

People stand around a People stand around a damaged vehicle at the site damaged vehicle at the site of an explosion in Mumbai, of an explosion in Mumbai,

India.India.

A victim of a gun attack lies A victim of a gun attack lies on a hospital bed at St. on a hospital bed at St.

George's hospital in George's hospital in Mumbai Mumbai

The Mumbai 26/11 The Mumbai 26/11 AttackAttack

The The 2008 Mumbai attacks2008 Mumbai attacks were more than were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks

across Mumbai, India’s largest city, by across Mumbai, India’s largest city, by terrorists from across the border. The attacks, terrorists from across the border. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on 26 November 2008 and the world, began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November, killing at least 173 lasted until 29 November, killing at least 173

people and wounding at least 308.people and wounding at least 308.

Those , who lost their lives during the operation

Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Major Sandeep Unikrishnan died in mumbai attackdied in mumbai attack

Hemant Karkare had died Hemant Karkare had died for the whole countryfor the whole country

Prayer for peacePrayer for peace

Suspected terrorists are Suspected terrorists are seen in Mumbai.seen in Mumbai.

AftermathAftermath On 7 January 2009, after more than a On 7 January 2009, after more than a

month of denying the nationality of the month of denying the nationality of the attackers, Pakistan's Information Minister attackers, Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry RehmanSherry Rehman officially accepted Ajmal officially accepted Ajmal Amir's nationality as Pakistani. On 12 Amir's nationality as Pakistani. On 12 February 2009, Pakistan's Interior February 2009, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik, in a televised Minister Rehman Malik, in a televised news briefing, confirmed that parts of the news briefing, confirmed that parts of the attack had been planned in Pakistan and attack had been planned in Pakistan and said that six people, including the alleged said that six people, including the alleged mastermind, were being held in connection mastermind, were being held in connection with the attacks.with the attacks.

The evidence gathered so The evidence gathered so farfar

Evidences of terrorist being Evidences of terrorist being from Pakistanfrom Pakistan

Let us stand up to pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives for the living of all Indians.

Let their sacrifice not go waste. Let us take oath that we, under no circumstances, shall allow the terrorist activities to continue.

Thank you

CONCLUSION

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The matter and the photographs in The matter and the photographs in these slides has been taken from these slides has been taken from various sources at internet esp. various sources at internet esp. www.google.comwww.google.com

Evidences in the slides has been Evidences in the slides has been reproduced from the official dossier reproduced from the official dossier issued by the Ministry of External issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.Affairs, Govt. of India.

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