The document summarizes the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that killed 178 people and injured 309 over 60 hours. 10 terrorists received 18 months of commando training in Pakistan before launching coordinated attacks across Mumbai, targeting locations like the Taj Mahal hotel, Oberoi Trident hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station, Cama Hospital, and Nariman House. It took Indian security forces like the Mumbai police and National Security Guard commandos over 60 hours to neutralize the terrorists and secure the sites. The attacks revealed weaknesses in India's response capabilities and standard security procedures.

1. The Burning Mumbai…
A
review
of 26/11
terror
strike
on
India’s
Financi
al
Capital
By:-
Dvizma
Sinha

2. 26th -29th November 2008

3. A Rubber Dinghy approaches
Mumbai Shoreline….
26/11 2020 hours

5. Café Leopold, Colaba…
The attacks begin at 9:30 pm with firing at Café
Leopold a popular restaurant frequented by
foreigners in the Colaba area of south Mumbai by

6. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Two men armed with AK 47 open fire in the passenger
hall of CST railway station .Armed with obsolete riffles the
railway police missed their target. 58 dead and a 108
wounded

7. The Taj Mahal Hotel….
Bombing and firing started in the Taj Mahal Hotel, a
world renowned stay of prominent people all across
the globe…

8.  The taxi that left the train station an hour ago
blows onto bits killing the driver and a
passenger
 Another cab explodes at the docks killing 3
and leaving 19 injured
 A bomb goes off at a petrol pump near
Leopold Café
 Oberoi Trident, a five star hotel and the
Nariman house, a Jewish center are also
under attack

10. The Cama Hospital Firing…
 The Cama Hospital
firing Killed three of
the city’s brightest
officers…Hemant
Karkare,Ashok
Kamte,
and Vijay Salaskar

11. Metro Cinema…
A major firing takes
place near the metro
cinema as the
terrorist in the high
jacked police van
open fired
indiscriminately
injuring several
people and killing
two

12. A police
terrorist
shootout kills
one terrorist
and injures the
other
Mohammad
Ajmal Aamir
Kasab was
arrested. The Kasab Arrest…
Around 12:30 am
Near girgaum chowpathi

13. Plea for
help
The national security guards alleged terror
commando unit was called for reinforcement but
Mumbai had to wait till daybreak for commandos

14. The flaming Taj….

15. The Answers…
 Three hours after arresting Kasab Mumbai
police start questioning him
 The mission was a fidayeen(sucidial).
 The brief given to them was to enter Mumbai
unsuspected and open indiscriminate fire, kill
as many as they can, take hostages, go to
higher locations, siege them, keep forces
away, for as long as they can till they die.

16. The media insights…
 The gunmen were
guided by the
handlers watching
live news.
 News channels
ordered to cut the
live shows.

17. Operation Black Tornado…
 Almost 200 commandos from the national
security guards finally entered the city on its
knees.
 By midnight of 28th guns have fallen in the
Oberoi and Nariman house but the lanes
around Taj still resound with gunfire.
 After a prolonged shootout the commandoes
were able to secure the Taj

19. The deathly tolls….
 Mumbai police had killed one
terrorist and the commandoes
have killed 8
 Operation black tornado was
over.
 The 60 hour battle killed 178 and
injured 309.

21. Slow Response
Standard Lacked
procedures ammunition

22.  500 men in Pakistan
were recruited by
Laskar-e-Taiba
 18 months of
commando training
 10 of them were
shortlisted to carry out
attacks
Lashkar Camps Areas in
Pakistan

23.  On 12th Feb. 2009, the Pakistan government
accepts the attack was planned and launched
from its territory
 Denies an official involvement
 The Pakistani Inter services intelligence‘s
involvement is suspected

24. The Recovery
 Mumbai is ramping up its defenses
 NSG base
 Revising its standard procedures in crisis
 26.4 million dollar modernization plan for new
weapon and equipment

25. Back to Normal….
 The train station
limped back to
normalcy a few
hours after it is
attacked
 The trident hotel
and the Taj
reopened after a
month
 Leopolds café was
bustling away 4
days after the

26. May The souls of the Dead rest in
peace…

28. All Feedback Regarding the presentation Welcomed…