As India remembers 26/11, in Mumbai the day began with memorial services at hotels Taj and Trident and at CST station, sites that were attacked on that Wednesday last year.
People from all walks of life paid homage to the victims of 26/11. At the CST station, with the Railway Police standing by, people can come and pay their respects through the day. A blood donation camp was also held at the CST. Prayers have begun at the station in memory.
CST station was one of the first sites that Ajmal Kasab and his now dead partner Abu Ismail attacked on 26/11. Fifty two people died here at their hands.
At the other site of the attacks, the Taj Mahal Hotel, children gathered to pay tribute to the innocent lives lost in the attacks.
But Mumbaikars gave an impressive show strength by the Mumbai Police a miss. Armed with its latest acquisitions – from AK47s, to amphibious vehicles and much more, Mumbai Police marched down Mumbai’s Marine Drive – from the Trident Hotel to Girgaum Chowpatty. Rs 126 crore has been spent in the last one-year for the upgradation of the police infrastructure and it was all brought out to allay fears of security men being ill-equipped ever again.
Joining the police were the newly-created elite Force One commandos raised in the aftermath of 26/11 and trained along the lines of the National security Guard. The early morning parade was spectacular, but few turned up to watch it.
In Kanpur, the Indian cricket team observed a two-minute silence in memory of those who lost their lives a year ago, before play began on the third day of the Test match against Sri Lanka.
Parliament too observed a two-minute silence.
Tonight at 9 pm, people are gathering to join NDTV’s hands together for India campaign and observe a two-minute silence in memory across cities.
Source by NDTV
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