26/11: REMEMBERING THE HEROES WHO DIED IN THE MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS

By- Naiteek Bhatt

On November 26,2008, 10 members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a series of attacks across Mumbai

26/11: Mumbai's Day of Horror 

The attack killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel

166 People Dead 

The Chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra

Hemant Karkare

The ACP for Mumbai Police's Eastern region was killed in a shootout near the Cama and Albless Hospital

Ashok Kamte 

Salaskar was killed alongside Karkare and Kamte in the shootout near the Cama and Albeless Hospital

Vijay Salaskar

The NSG Major led a team of operators into the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel to rescue hostages

Sandeep Unnikrishnan

The Assistant Sub-Inspector was the one who stood in front of Ajmal Kasab and held on to the barrel of the terrorist's rifle at Girgaum Chowpatty

Tukaram Omble

Kang was the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel's general manager in 2008 when the terrorist attack's took place 

Karambir Singh Kang