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After Patil, CM Deshmukh under pressure to quit

30 November 2008 10 No Comment

After anger over the intelligence pressurred Home Minister Shivraj Patil to submit his resignation. However RJD Cheif Lalu Prasad said this decision should have been taken much earlier and it is too little too late. Shivraj Patil has offered ro follow any order of CWC.
The new Home Minister is Chadambaram.
The National Security Advisor (NSA) M.K. Narayanan is not stepping down after sources reported that he was going to give his resignation. However sources close to Narayanan said that the PM asked Narayanan to continue.
Also there is pressure for CM Deshmukh under pressure to quit.

Intelligence had warned of a impending attack in October. Sources: Karkare had warned all 5 star hotels, and told them to up security, 2 days before attacks.

The terrorists had a plan to kill 5000 people. They were carrying enough ammo to do this.
The terrorists had good tactical knowledge and were well planned.
The terrorists had been told to memorise the layouts of the hotel.
The terrorists carried AK47, AK57, chinese hand grenades. Police also recovered 2KG RDX, 10mm pistols.
The terrorists were told to kill till dead.
Seperate groups conducted the recce.
The groups got off the groups in 2 seperate groups.
Police: Terrorists had Mumbai college ID.
The terrorists had been given extensive Marine training.
Terrorists were given support by ISI.
The terrorists were trainned in Mangla Dam on advanced boat techniques.
Yahya provided western sim cards, from US UK and Mauritius, fake ids from Bangladesh.
Sources: The terrorists were heavily drugged.
The Indian Fisherman Union had already said that RDX was transporting RDX using trawlers.
J K Dutt – NSG: The terrorists were phsyically fit, well trained and had good tactical knowledge which was not expected.

350 NSG Commandos, 400 cops were involved.
22 foreigners were killed, 23 injured.
20 cops, and 2 NSG commandos killed.
8 terrorists neutralisted by NSG commandos.
The goverment are reporting 183 dead and 294 injured.
Sources: Karkare had warned all 5 star hotels, and told them to up security, 2 days before attacks.

Some sources are reporting that Dawood Ibrahim may be involved.
Pkaistan has said it will give access to Hafiz Syed.
121 bodies have been handed over to families.

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