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Cop recounts fight with 26/11 terrorists at Oberoi

A police officer who fought the terrorists at hotel Trident, one of the sites of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, today testified before the trial court.

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A police officer who fought the terrorists at hotel Trident, one of the sites of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, today testified before the trial court here, recalling how he escaped the bullets fired by two gunmen.

"I saw two gunmen firing in 'Tiffin' restaurant in Trident-Oberoi. I retaliated by firing two rounds at them from my revolver. The duo fired at me but I took cover behind a
wall and escaped the bullets," Inspector Bhagwat Bansole said.
 
"Immediately I informed control room to send police force and a contingent of 88 CRPF personnel arrived at the hotel", Bansole told special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.
    
The witness further said that he continuously heard gunshots, noise of hand grenades explosion and people wailing in the hotel. The National Security Guards arrived the next day, November 27, and the operation continued until the attackers were shot dead on November 28.   
 
Inspector Bansole registered an FIR after the operation was over and his statement was recorded by police. He said the two terrorists were medium built and aged 29-30 years. The duo were identified as Fahadulla and Abdul Rehman Chota.

Thirty-five persons, including nine foreigners were killed and 24 guests, including five foreigners, were injured. The terrorists had also planted two bombs - one at the main gate of the hotel and the other at Tiffin restaurant -which had exploded, killing several people

Another witness said the terrorists at Nariman House fired shots at an opposite building. He was staying on the first floor of the same building and soon after the attack he shifted to his another flat on the fourth floor along with his parents.
    
Mohammed Salim Anarwala said his parents were hit bybullets fired by terrorists and he took them to hospital but they were declared dead. He, however, escaped the bullets of
the gunmen.
    
An officer of Nokia cell phone manufacturing company told the court that he had received a request from Mumbai Crime Branch to provide information about the five mobile phones which they had recovered from slain terrorists.
    
He said the police wanted to know from where the terrorists had procured the mobile phones. They were seeking the addresses of the dealer from whom the terrorists had purchased the cell phones. Police had given International Mark Equipment Identity (IMEI) of mobiles to the Nokia official.

 The witness said he got the information about the mobile phones from a special team of Nokia company who had accessed the global database using a password. This information was then passed on to police.
    
According to prosecution, the mobile phones were made in China and exported to a dealer in Pakistan.

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