Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attacks 15th Anniversary: Family & Friends Of Martyrs Pay Tribute At Cama Hospital
By: Vishakha Sonawane | November 26, 2023
Cama Hospital at Mumbai's Fort area had a sombre mood as Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly 26/11 terror attacks that shocked India's financial capital.
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Family and friends of the police officers who laid their lives during the terror attacks paid tribute at Cama Hospital. Authorities of the hospital were also present at the event.
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Cama Hospital was one of the targets of terrorists Ajmal Amir Kasab and Ismail Khan who ambushed and killed six police officers at the hospital premises.
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The six martyred police officers included then additional commissioner of the Mumbai Police Ashok Kamte, police officer and encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and the then chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad Hemant Karkare.
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On November 26, 2008, 10 members of terrorist group Lashkar-E-Taiba entered Mumbai through sea route. They unleashed 12 co-ordinated shootings and bombing attacks across the city for four days.
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While the nine terrorists were killed in the four-day operation, lone terrorist Kasab was captured alive.
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In August 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict that Kasab was found guilty of waging war against India, and sentenced him to death. The 25-year-old terrorist was hanged to death at Pune's Yerawada Central Jail on November 21, 2012.
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