The Attacks of 26\11

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As the joint commissioner

of Mumbai police,

as the joint commissioner

of Mumbai police,

lam present today

before this committee,

to answer certain

allegations against me,

for the decisions I have taken,

on that night.

I'm aware of that,

keeping in view the

incidents of 26/11,

and the situations

that arose due to it,

as per the constitution

of democratic India and its law,

and the laws of the state

of Maharashtra vested in it,

and by the administrative

powers of the police,

under which I am bound,

with that authority, I state

that every word of my testimony,

its details,

meanings, sum ups, views,

and with regard to all evidence

connected to the 26/11 incident,

I will only speak the truth.

'On the 26th, fisherman Solanki..

Along with his four workers,

in search of "Lal Pari', a rare fish

which is found only in deep waters

had wandered really far.

Balu.

I'm planning to get

my son married next year.

Let me know if you've

someone in mind.

Uncle.

Hitesh must be as old as me?

No, no, he is younger,

Dilip's just 20,

and Hitesh is a year younger.

I thought you already

had someone in mind for Dilip.

I had made plans

but it didn't work out.

His mother wanted him

to concentrate on his studies,

and there's no way

I could argue with her.

Amar,

I think we've crossed Kori Bunder,

we could be in Pakistani

waters as well.

No, I don't think so.

There's no sight of 'Lal pari'

Let's wait and see for

a while then we'll turn around.

I say let's go back.

I don't want to end

up in a Pakistani jail.

Is that a patrol boat?

Looks like a trawler.

Ramesh.

I think they are in trouble.

Hello!

Hello!

What's wrong?

The engine's belt is broken.

Help us.

Where are you from?

Karachi.

This is our transport trawler,

we drifted this far

due to bad weather.

Help us.

How many of you?

Five.

Anyone else?

No.

What's going on?

What's going on? Who are you?

Move back.

What's going on?

Don't beat us.

- Shut up!

Sir,

we're just fishermen.

- Yes.

Put them on the side.

Hey, come on.

Don't beat us.

Fast. Fast.

- Sir,

We're just fishermen.

Come on. Come on.

Move.

We're just fishermen.

Sir...

Sit.

- You can check our lD's.

Call them.

Come.

Take these four away.

Come.

Amar.

Let them go.

Come.

Come.

Come.

- Let us go.

Shut up or I'll shoot.

Look, you've to take them to Mumbai.

Then, we'll let everyone go.

Sir.

Let my men go,

let them stay with me.

Just do... as I say.

Take them to Mumbai,

and then we'll let everyone go.

Let my people go.

Let them stay with me.

Ramesh. Balu.

Greetings, brother.

Greetings.

The ice is melting.

What about the goods?

It's all set.

We're on course and

I'll allot them now.

Maintain 7 nautical miles.

- Yes.

You can run into friends on the way.

Careful.

- Yes.

Goodbye, brother.

Goodbye.

Shut the engine.

We're around 11 kilometres

from 'Bandarkar Machimaar Colony'.

Lower the rubber.

The ice has melted.

We've taken our offerings.

It's your turn.

Set him free.

No, son.

See, we've reached Mumbai.

Your orders have been carried out.

Have mercy, son.

Leave me.

I have children.

They're just as old as you.

They look just like you.

The moment has arrived,

if everything goes well,

by grace of Allah,

we'll reach our destinations by 9:30.

Will you take us to CST.

Of course, get in.

Meter Down.

Let's go.

Turn off the music.

It's a nice song.

Turn it off.

Passengers are our God,

we've to do as they say.

Where are you going, sir?

Hyderabad.

- Hyderabad.

People come to Mumbai

for all kinds of work. Right.

But, it's become too congested.

Filled with tension.

See how they're driving.

But, Mumbai is life,

everyone comes here with

big dreams.

Some make it and some don't.

That's the way it is, sir.

By the way,

my name's Mohammad.

'The terrorists were told,

'that Leopold Caf is

one of Mumbai's famous caf, '

'where locals as well as tourists, '

'spend a nice evening together.'

'And so, the terrorists

made that a target.'

'That night, at 9:30 pm.'

My work doesn't allow me..

To come home any

day before late night.

But on 26/11,

I had no work in the office,

I was getting bored,

so I went home early at 9 pm.

At around 9.30,

as I was taking a shower.

The phone started ringing

in the living room.

What?

There was a call

from the control-room.

When I said you were in the shower

the operator banged the

phone down.

Because,

lam the Joint Commissioner,

it's the control-room

operator's responsibility,

to inform me about

every incident in the city.

He couldn't have asked

me to come out of the bathroom,

on a single information about

a firing report in Leopold Cafe.

He wanted to

reconfirm the incident first.

And in that haste he

banged the phone down..

Which my wife thought was strange,

and thinking that I might take time,

knocked on my bathroom door.

As I came in to the living room,

all the three phones,

my mobile,

my landline and control-room hotline,

started ringing together.

That's when I knew,

something was going on.

'They were so audacious, that

'the two terrorists

who had attacked Leopold, '

'dashed through the lanes'

'and met their other

comrades at the Taj.'

'So that they could make

Taj their target as well.'

'Everyone knows.'

'The Taj hotel of Mumbai, has been'

'the centre of attraction

for the entire country, '

'and not just Mumbai alone.'

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