15 years 26/11: Maharashtra Governor CM Shinde pays tribute to fallen security personnel

26/11 terror attacks: Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid floral tributes to security personnel in Mumbai.

Mumbai: On the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid floral tributes to the martyrs of 26/11. These brave individuals gave their lives fighting terrorists who attacked the city on this day fifteen years ago. The dignitaries paid their floral tributes to the security personnel at the Martyrs’ Memorial in the premises of the Police Commissioner’s office in Mumbai. Other senior police officials were also present.

Relatives of the police officers killed in the November 2008 attacks also paid tribute to the martyrs.

26 terror attacks in Mumbai

A group of heavily armed terrorists from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba infiltrated Mumbai via the sea route and unleashed chaos on the night of 26/11, 15 years ago, by spraying bullets at unarmed civilians in several key public installations in the city .

The attacks left more than 166 victims, including foreigners, and injured more than 300 people. Although one of the terrorists, Ajmal Amir Qasab, was captured alive, the remaining attackers were neutralized during the final phase of the siege, which lasted four days.

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and several state ministers, including Deepak Vasant Kesarkar and Mangal Prabhat Lodha, and police officials were also present at the somber memorial event.