The Hindu Business Line : Nine terrorists killed, one arrested: Maharashtra Dy CM

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil said nine terrorists have been killed and one arrested. In all, 15 policemen and an NSG commando have lost their lives. The arrested terrorist is a Pakistani national and the state police has acquired a lot of information about the whole plan for the strikes.

M L Kumawat, Secretary (internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry, told reporters in Delhi that Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan of the NSG was killed during the encounter with terrorists in Taj while another commando Omkar Chander was killed in Nariman Ho use.

He said a 60-member fresh contingent of NSG commandos was dispatched from Delhi today in addition to two contingents already there. 475 commandos are engaged in the operations.

“It is just a matter of a few hours before we will be able to wrap up things,'' Southern Command Chief Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj told reporters in Mumbai outside Taj hotel as 35 hostages, including foreigners and a six-month old infant, were successfully re scued from Oberoi-Trident.

The new building of Taj hotel has been totally flushed out and cleared and handed over to police, he said adding that one terrrorist, possibly two, had moved into the adjacent old heritage building. “We have heard the sound of a woman and a man, givi ng indications that they are being held hostage,'' Thamburaj said but added that almost all guests and staff in the hotel have been evacuated. - PTI

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