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Dhanalakshmi touches the face of her son Sandeep Unnikrishnan, a National Security Guards officer, who died fighting gunmen inside Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal hotel as the body is placed for last rights outside his home in Bangalore

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People walk with the funeral procession of Hemant Karkare in Mumbai.

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Senior police officers, right, salute as wife Kavita Karkare, center, looks on during the funeral of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad who was killed by gunmen, in Mumbai.

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A person holds the uniform and hat of Hemant Karkare as the body of Hemant Karkare, chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad is set to flames in Mumbai.

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Akash Karkare performs rituals as the body of his father, Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad who was killed by gunmen, is set to flames in Mumbai.

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A pair of elderly women walk out after paying their last respects to Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad, before it is taken for cremation in Mumbai.

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People standing on the roadside shower flower petals as the body of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad is taken for cremation in Mumbai.

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People mourn and cry as the body of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad is taken for cremation in Mumbai.

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Citizens and police officers walk during the funeral procession of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad, who was killed by gunmen, his photo seen at right top in Mumbai.

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The body of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad, who was killed by gunmen, is seen covered in National flag during the funeral procession in Mumbai.

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People standing on the roadside shower flower petals as the body of Hemant Karkare, the chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terrorist Squad is taken for cremation in Mumbai on November 29, 2008. Commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel Saturday, ending a 60-hour rampage through India's financial capital by suspected Islamic militants that rocked the nation

Pak could move army on border

Pak could move army on border: Report
Press Trust of India (NDTV)
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:02 PM (Karachi)

Pakistan may relocate around 1,00,000 military personnel from its restive border area with Afghanistan if there is an escalation in tension with India, which has hinted at the involvement of Pakistani elements in the Mumbai carnage, a media report said on Saturday.Private channel Geo News reported that Pakistan's military and intelligence sources told a select group of journalists on Saturday that NATO and American command had been told that Islamabad would be forced to relocate its military from the borders with Afghanistan if there is escalation in tension with India, where nearly 200 people were killed in the multiple terror attacks on the Indian financial capital."These sources have said NATO and the US command have been told that Pakistan would not be able to concentrate on the war on terror and against militants around the Afghanistan border as defending its borders with India was far more important," Geo News quoted senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir as saying.He also said the sources had briefed the media that the decision not to send the ISI chief Lt-General Shuja Pasha to India was taken after Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee used a very aggressive tone with Pakistani officials on telephone after the Mumbai attacks."The decision to not send the ISI DG to India was taken because Mukherjee used strong words with Pakistani officials and warned of consequences," Mir quoted the military sources as saying.

Terrorists stayed in room 630, had many visitors

Terrorists stayed in room 630, had many visitors
Rashmi Rajput, Priyanka Kakodkar (NDTV)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:09 AM (Mumbai)

Immediate tragedy and crisis has only just given way to the investigation process, and already it is clear that the terrorists who held Mumbai hostage for almost three days had planned far greater mayhem.As the body count in the Mumbai terror attacks went up to almost 200, exclusive details were fast emerging by Saturday evening that the terrorists had plans to blow up the landmark Taj hotel at the Gateway of India, in an explosion similar to the one at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad recently.Much of the information has come from the lone terrorist arrested and now in police custody -- A A Qasab, who reportedly belongs to Faridkot in Pakistan.Mumbai Police said Qasab had made clear that he believed he had done right and had no regrets. He reportedly said the plan was to blow up the entire heritage hotel, which is a landmark that represents the city."We wanted to blow up the Taj," he is said to have told the police.Police said the operation had been planned for months, and a detailed recce was done four months ago by another group. They took satellite pictures of the hotels and various locations and prepared detailed maps.Qasab. and an associate, had booked rooms in the Taj where they kept the ammunition. They stayed in room 630, had booked the room for four days and had many visitors. Police are now trying to locate these visitors.The room was booked using fake identity cards from Mauritius and the terrorists posed as students, the police said.In other information that Qasab has reportedly given is that he had plans to enter the Times of India building, but had to change his plans as he was fired on by the police.He has also said that he and his associate Ismail Khan were the ones who shot Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, and top cops Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamthe. Hemant Karkare's funeral was held on Saturday.The first to be shot was Vijay Salaskar; Ashok Kamthe was next, and finally Hemant Karkare. Qasab was in touch on phone with his team's chief, who gave him instructions.Meanwhile, the Internet Protocol address of the Deccan Mujahideen, the group that sent an e-mail claiming responsibility, has been traced to outside India.And in an ominous lead that echoes the 1993 terror attacks in Mumbai, the police have said that the involvement of the underworld led by Dawood Ibrahim is being investigated and cannot be ruled out.

Pray for India

Tributes to Gajendra Singh (NSG Hawaldar)

Tributes to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan

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Photographers run past burning Taj Mahal Hotel during a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008. Operations by Indian commandos to dislodge Islamist militants at Mumbais Taj Mahal hotel ended on Saturday, Indian television channels quoted officials as saying. The hotel came under heavy gunfire and flames leaped out of the building shortly before the announcement.

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Firefighters douse a blaze from Taj Mahal Hotel after a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008. Operations by Indian commandos to dislodge Islamist militants at Mumbais Taj Mahal hotel ended on Saturday, Indian television channels quoted officials as saying. The hotel came under heavy gunfire and flames leaped out of the building shortly before the announcement.

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Indian soldiers react after a successful operation to dislodge Islamist militants from Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. Operations to dislodge militants at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ended on Saturday, security officials said, and at least three Islamist gunmen were killed.

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Firefighters douse a blaze at Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. Operations to dislodge militants at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ended on Saturday, security officials said, and at least three Islamist gunmen were killed.

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Indias National Security Guards chief Jyoti Krishan Dutt (C) speaks to the media after an operation near the Nariman House in Mumbai November 28, 2008. Commandos stormed a Jewish centre and a luxury hotel in Mumbai on Friday to retake them from Islamist militants on the third day of attacks on the Indian financial capital in which at least 130 people have died. Elite troops slid down ropes from helicopters to breach the Jewish centre, killing two gunmen but failing to save the lives of five hostages, including a New York-based rabbi and his wife. REUTERS

Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 2008.

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008.

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Elite Indian commandos fought room to room battles with Islamist militants inside two luxury hotels to save scores of people trapped or taken hostage, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed neighbouring countries. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw

Firefighters try to douse flames at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India.

Firefighters try to douse flames at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. A trickle of bodies and hostages emerged from the luxury hotel Thursday as Indian commandoes tried to free people trapped by suspected Muslim militants who attacked at least 10 targets in India's financial capital of Mumbai, killing people. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
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