At Mumbai’s famous Leopold Cafe, things go on as usual except when one takes a closer look at its walls. It’s been six years yet the physical scars left behind by the terrorists are visible. They serve as grim reminders of the deadliest terror attack the city has witnessed
Of the 166 people who were killed in the 2008 attack, 11 were from the cafe — gunned down brutally by Ajmal Kasab’s two other colleagues.
The cafe that underwent a makeover after the attack retained the bullet marks, thus ensuring that the incident remains a point of conversation among its patrons.
“I feel Mumbai is much safer now. There are more policemen on the streets and we also read about them getting better equipment,” said Deepa Singh, a regular.
On the anniversary of the attack, the maximum city remembered its bravehearts and the victims who were killed by the bullets of Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists in the 62-hour-long siege.
Floral tributes were paid to the policemen who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
Maharashtra’s Education Minister Vinod Tawade and senior police officers, including Director-General of Police Sanjiv Dayal and Mumbai Commissioner Rakesh Maria, were present at the police memorial site in South Mumbai to pay homage to the men.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that getting the city wired was his priority.
“We will expedite the process and allocate the required funds to ensure that there is no more delay in getting the cameras,” Mr. Fadnavis said while paying homage to the martyrs and victims of 26/11 in Pune.
The proposal to get 5,000 CCTV cameras for the city has been stuck at the tendering stage.
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