Mumbai:(Page3 News Network)-On the occasion of the fourth anniversary
of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Mumbai paid rich tributes to those
who lost their lives when 10 heavily armed gunmen of Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) had carried out attacks in the city on November 26, 2008. According to official sources, a 26/11 memorial has been erected at Chowpaty in south Mumbai and a main commemorative function was held at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai today.
Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil, Minister of state for Home Satej Patil, Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to the victims and martyrs at the memorial today morning.
A peace march was also held in Mumbai yesterday on eve of 26/11 anniversary. Dignitaries such as Union Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor, film actress Mahima Chaudhary and families and kin of victims who lost their lives participated in the peace march.
The Ministry of Home affairs recently announced an upgradation programme for the security and networking apparatus of Mumbai police which is expected to be completed over a course of three years. The upgradation will be on the lines of the Police networking and surveillance models of international cities such as London.
Security has been beefed up across the city for the fourth anniversary of the attacks. According to Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh the city has been on high alert since the past one week.
On 26th November 2008, Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine other heavily-armed gunmen, arrived in Mumbai by sea, attacked various places, including the Taj Mahal Hotel, Nariman House, Oberoi Hotel and Mumbai CST railway station, killing more than hundred people and injuring several others.
Commemoration events are also being held today at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, Hotel Trident, Leopold Cafe and Nariman House, which were targeted by the terrorists who sneaked into Mumbai through the Arabian Sea and landed at Colaba.
The terror attack which continued for over 60 hours had left 166 people dead and 300 injured.
