Mumbai: India is paying homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage on its first anniversary. One year ago on November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists held Mumbai hostage for nearly 60 hours killing over 170 people and wounded more than 300, many of them foreigners.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Home Minister RR Patil and Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal paid homage at the Oberoi Trident Hotel, which was one of of the places attacked by the terrorists.

At 0800 hrs IST Mumbai Police began a flag march from Nariman point to Chowpatty.

Combat mobile vehicles of Mumbai police, rapid intervention vehicles, amphibious vehicles, sea raced amphibian marine craft, armoured group carrier, high end BDDS bomb detection and disposal squard, the quick response team commando and a fleet of armoured bullet proof vehicles are taking part in the flag march.

Maharashtra's special force created to combat terror attacks "Force One drill" is also demonstrating a counter terrorism drill to combat the attacks at the Oberoi Trident.


The Force One special drill to combat terrorism drill at Oberoi Trident is called "Exterior Room Intervention".

Mumbai's prominent landmarks like the Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, Oberoi Trident, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Nariman House fell prey to the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives.

Several brave officers of the Mumbai Police force like Joint Commissioner of Police, Anti-Terrorist Squad, Hemant Karkare, Police Inspector, Anti Extortion Cell, Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte fell prey to the bullets.

National Security Guards and Marine Commandos were summoned to bring the situation under control. The NGS also lost its two personnel, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and Commando Gajendra Singh.

The day is a tribute to all those martyrs who gave up their lives to ensure others could live to tell their tales and a salute to the bravery of those who survived.

Former Maharashtra director general of police SS VIRK, former Mumbai Police commissioner MN Singh, Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi also attended the flag march ceremony at the Oberoi Trident.