Joining dots of 26/11 Fifteen years latter.

 

It’s been 15 years and wound of 26/11 is as fresh as 1993. Even if I or any of my near dear one wasn’t victim of attack the terror attack changes everything. Socially-economically and culturally.

Let me summarized bits and pieces I have gathered while going through internet and learning about the incidence. This is not research article but my way as Mumbaikar to find out the truth. Some gaps I have filled with supposition.

So here are the events in the chronological order.

David Coleman Headley made series of Visit to India September 2006, February 2007, September 2007, April 2008 and July 2008. During every visit he took videos at various places. In his visit to Pakistan in March 2008 David was asked to checkout Sea route for Mumbai. David did 2 more visits to Mumbai in April 2008 and in July 2008 (Source : https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/iln/chicago/2009/pr1207_01a.pdf)

Around November 2007, Lashkar started training it’s terrorist for water operation noted by Technical Support Division branch of Military Intelligence. (Source : https://youtu.be/KS6ONT3i0m4?si=U4LjKpGQxsZcnuHl)

United State warns Research and Analytical Wing (R&AW) about terror threat to Mumbai and Taj Hotel. (Source : https://youtu.be/oKhCiq77GNw?si=kMu8TuHNZGG9ZJJ6)

J&K police provide Indian SIM cards for Terrorist. (Source : https://youtu.be/KS6ONT3i0m4?si=U4LjKpGQxsZcnuHl)

Rakesh Maria from Mumbai Police went to Taj to check for security arrangements on 25th November. Logistical support was provided by Indian Intelligence service. I am guessing most probably IB. (Source : https://youtu.be/oKhCiq77GNw?si=kMu8TuHNZGG9ZJJ6)

12 terrorist landed on shores of Mumbai. I could not find a link for this. But I distinctly this exact number repeated on television. Even though publicly accepted figure is 10 attackers.

Sabina Sehgal Saikia Deputy Editor for Times of India (Food) died during Taj attack. Her body was recovered 48 hours after the attack began. But last location on her phone was of Raigad. Link for this is provided. It is my belief that 2 terrorist escaped Mumbai and landed in Raigad with Sabina’s mobile. (Source : https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/sunil-sethi-a-friend-39-s-terror-and-disappearance-108112901039_1.html)

Muslim organizations took out rally in Dec 2008 against the terror attack. Rally arranged even before whole month was passed. Stating enemy of India are enemy of Muslim too. This is very strange as muslims categorizes India as Dar-ul-Harab or the House of War. This was the only rally on record by muslim organizations against terror attack.(Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/muslims-raise-united-voice-against-terror/articleshow/3805850.cms)

Rahul Gandhi in July 2009 made a statement that Hindu extremism is bigger concern. It was in response to American diplomat asking about terror activities by Lashkar. (Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rahul-Gandhi-told-US-Hindu-extremists-are-a-bigger-threat-to-India/articleshow/7115703.cms)

Attack of 26/11 RSS ki Sajish book published in Mumbai in Dec 2009 one year after the attack. (Source : https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/rss-2611-digvijaya-flags-it-off-again-t)

 

Armed personal and tight security continued at Local Railway stations at Mumbai over a year. Link for this also been provided. (Source : : https://www.france24.com/en/20091126-security-fears-linger-one-year-after-mumbai-attacks)

My guess is the India security and intelligence agencies were trying to locate those 2 missing terrorist. And the Security to Mumbai railway stations was provided because they were still untraceable over 1 year.

While Mumbai still leaving under fear the propaganda still tried to push Hindu Terror theory. Even after Kasab was caught alive. David Headley was arrest. Telephonic conversations were recoded between terrorist and their Pakistani handlers. The attack was orchestrated to push forward Hindu Extremism narrative. Now that has failed, they just rebranded it to Hindutva Extremism narrative.

We have to give it to Hutatma (not Shahid, Shahid is someone who has die for Islam) to Hutatma Tukaram Ombale who caught Kasab alive. Otherwise the Kabal got almost succeeded in blaming Hindus for the attack.

As far as security agencies are concern I have to say this:-

Every Security agency TSD, IB, R&AW and also CIA thought they have infiltrated Lashkar. But Lashkar used each of them to take favour and use those resources to mount an attack. Every intelligence organization wanted to safeguard it’s source hence they did not share specific information with each other until it was too late.

TSD could not figure out in time why water training was important.

Mumbai police and R&AW thought threat to Taj was Bomb threat. They did not except that it was armed attack.

IB (my guess) which allowed logistic also did not expect armed attack. They thought it would be explosives like Bomb Blast of 93 and could be captured before next day morning by just tracking their movement.

 J&K police thought SIM cards were for phone calls but they actually used them for Skype calls. We could only pin point the calls next day when J&K police shared their information. And USA allowed India to listen in