2008 Mumbai attacks

Islamist terror attacks in India 26/11 the date November 26 yes October 2020 March 2022 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Taj dome burned 2.jpg The burned dome of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel on 3 December 2008. Bombaymapconfirmed attacks.png Places of the attacks Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Leopold Cafe Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Trident Hotel, Nariman Point Cama Hospital Nariman House Metro Big Cinemashttps://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-police3-2008dec03,0,798102.story Facing attackers with little more than courage Magnier Mark 3 December 2008 Los Angeles Times 3 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206235300/http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-police3-2008dec03%2C0%2C798102.story 6 December 2008 live St. Xavier's College 18 55 19 N 72 50 00 E type:event_region:IN-MH inline,title 2008 11 26 yes – 2008 11 29 yes 21:30 (26/11) – 08:00 (29/11) IST, UTC+05:30 Bombings, mass shootings, mass murder, hostage crisis,https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-27-fg-mumbai27-story.html Terror attacks ravage Mumbai Mark Magnier Subhash Sharma 27 November 2008 Los Angeles Times A1 28 November 2008 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126024934/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2008/nov/27/world/fg-mumbai27 live siege 175 (166 people and 9 attackers)22673262 2012 Bhandarwar A. H. Bakhshi G. D. Tayade M. B. Chavan G. S. Shenoy S. S. Nair A. S. Mortality pattern of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 72 5 1329–1334; discussion 1334 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824da04f 23968266 0022-5282 300+https://www.britannica.com/event/Mumbai-terrorist-attacks-of-2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica 26 November 2018 26 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626195250/https://www.britannica.com/event/Mumbai-terrorist-attacks-of-2008 live See casualty list for complete list Lashkar-e-Taiba led by Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/world/asia/13pstan.html Pakistan Backtracks on Link to Mumbai Attacks Masood Salman 12 February 2009 The New York Times 12 February 2009 9 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409223205/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/world/asia/13pstan.html livehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5779916/Pakistani-president-Asif-Zardari-admits-creating-terrorist-groups.html Pakistani president Asif Zardari admits creating terrorist groups Nelson Dean 8 July 2009 The Daily Telegraph 19 June 2014 4 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100604171330/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5779916/Pakistani-president-Asif-Zardari-admits-creating-terrorist-groups.html livehttps://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/pakistan-admits-mumbai-terror-link-1.537744 Pakistan admits Mumbai terror link 12 February 2009 The National 19 June 2014 29 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170629114125/http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/pakistan-admits-mumbai-terror-link live AK rifles, RDX, IEDs, grenades 10 National Security Guardhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//articleshow/3765874.cms Army preparing for final assault, says Major General Hooda Press Trust of India 27 November 2008 The Times of India 10 December 2008 7 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207193057/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3765874.cms livehttp://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3835517,00.html India Blames Pakistan as Mumbai Siege Ends 29 November 2008 Deutsche Welle 15 July 2011 3 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203085829/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3835517,00.html live MARCOS Greater Mumbai Police CRPF RAFhttps://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-36786420081130 "War level" security in India after Mumbai attacks Reuters 30 November 2008 6 June 2023 6 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230606100950/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-36786420081130 live Railway Protection Force Mumbai Fire Brigade Islamic terrorism The 2008 Mumbai attacks, colloquially known as 26/11, were a coordinated series of twelve Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from 26 to 29 November 2008, by ten members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. A total of 175 people died, including 166 civilians and nine of the attackers, and more than 300 people were injured.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/28/mumbai-terror-attacks-international-response Attacks draw worldwide condemnation Black Ian 28 November 2008 The Guardian London, UK 5 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201072241/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/28/mumbai-terror-attacks-international-response 1 December 2008 live Ian Black (journalist) The attackers arrived in Mumbai via the Arabian Sea. They had departed from Karachi on a Pakistani cargo vessel, hijacked an Indian fishing trawler on the way, and ended their journey to South Mumbai's coastline on inflatable boats.Collins Liam Geroux Jayson Spencer John 26 November 2025 Urban Warfare Project. Case Study Series. Case Study #16 - Mumbai https://mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-warfare-project-case-study-16-mumbai-terrorist-attacks 30 May 2026 Modern War InstituteCummings Alan 29 July 2014 The Mumbai Attack: Terrorism from the Sea https://cimsec.org/mumbai-attack-terrorism-sea/ 30 May 2026 Center for International Maritime Security Eight of the attacks were mass shootings in South Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Trident Hotel, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, Nariman House,https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/world/asia/03jews.html Jews of Mumbai, a Tiny and Eclectic Group, Suddenly Reconsider Their Serene Existence Kahn Jeremy 2 December 2008 The New York Times 3 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820093304/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/world/asia/03jews.html?ref=world 20 August 2014 live24 November 2018 Ten years after 26/11 Chabad House continues to stand tall https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ten-years-after-26/11-chabad-house-continues-to-stand-tall/articleshow/66784843.cms live https://web.archive.org/web/20210308104856/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ten-years-after-26/11-chabad-house-continues-to-stand-tall/articleshow/66784843.cms 8 March 2021 25 February 2020 The Economic Times PTI Metro Big Cinemas, and in a lane behind St. Xavier's College and the headquarters of The Times of India.27 November 2008 Wave of Terror Attacks Strikes India's Mumbai, Killing at Least 182 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457885,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204073907/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C457885%2C00.html 4 December 2008 3 December 2008 Fox News In addition to the mass shootings, an explosion occurred at Mazagaon, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.10 December 2008 Tracing the terror route http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Tracing-the-terror-route/396335 subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20210225200354/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/tracing-the-terror-route/ 25 February 2021 9 December 2008 The Indian Express Mumbai Nair Dhanya Desai Shweta Rawal Swapnil Shekhar Shashank Shetty Sukanya Rangnekar Prashant Nair Smita Plumber Mustafa By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj Hotel had been secured by the Mumbai Police and security forces. On 29 November, India's National Security Guards conducted Operation Black Tornado to flush out the remaining terrorists; it culminated in the death of the last remaining terrorists at the Taj Hotel and ended the attacks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7756068.stm Police declare Mumbai siege over 29 November 2008 BBC News 29 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081129143000/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7756068.stm 29 November 2008 live Before his execution in 2012, Ajmal Kasab,Swami Praveen Praveen Swami 6 December 2008 Terrorist's name lost in transliteration http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/06/stories/2008120661211200.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081208090328/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/06/stories/2008120661211200.htm 8 December 2008 7 December 2008 The Hindu Chennai the sole surviving attacker captured by the Mumbai Police, stated and confessed that the terrorists were members of the Lashkar-e-Taibahttp://www.cfr.org/publication/17882/ Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure) (aka Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Lashkar e-Toiba; Lashkar-i-Taiba) Jayshree Bajoria 14 January 2010 Council on Foreign Relations 31 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605151918/http://www.cfr.org/publication/17882/ 5 June 2010 dead and were controlled from Pakistan, corroborating initial claims from the Indian government.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/asia/04india.html Ex-US Official Cites Pakistani Training for India Attackers Schmitt Eric Sengupta Somini 3 December 2008 The New York Times 14 February 2009 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090402032918/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/asia/04india.html 2 April 2009 limited Although initially denying the claims, Pakistan later confirmed that the sole surviving perpetrator of the attacks was a Pakistani citizen.8 January 2009 Mumbai siege: 'Kill all the hostages – except the two Muslims' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mumbai-siege-kill-all-the-hostages-ndash-except-the-two-muslims-1232074.html 26 November 2020 The Independent 26 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126064047/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mumbai-siege-kill-all-the-hostages-ndash-except-the-two-muslims-1232074.html live Buncombe Andrew Omar Waraichhttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1870267,00.html Pakistan Continues to Resist India Pressure on Mumbai Omar Waraich 8 January 2009 Time 8 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090114080611/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2C8599%2C1870267%2C00.html 14 January 2009 dead The subsequent capture and interrogation of David Headley, a Pakistani-American DEA informer, and Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin and a former Pakistan Army captain, who was Headley's partner, pointed to the involvement of rogue officials from Pakistan's army and its Inter-Services Intelligence agency, who provided support to Lashkar-e-Taiba for the attacks.Johnston David Schmitt Eric November 18, 2009 Ex-Military Officer in Pakistan Is Linked to 2 Chicago Terrorism Suspects https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/world/asia/19mumbai.html The New York Times limited The capture of Zabiuddin Ansari aka Abu Hamza in July 2012, an Indian national radicalised by Lashkar-e-Taiba, provided further clarity to the plot.Chauhan Neeraj 27 June 2012 At the end of 26/11 terror attacks, Karachi control room wore a celebratory look: Abu Jundal https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-the-end-of-26/11-terror-attacks-karachi-control-room-wore-a-celebratory-look-abu-jundal/articleshow/14420530.cms live https://archive.today/20130103075057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/india/32440860_1_abu-jundal-control-room-lashkar 3 January 2013 The Times of India28 June 2012 Malik Surabhi ISI destroyed 26/11 control room in Karachi after Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi's arrest: Abu Jundal https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/isi-destroyed-26-11-control-room-in-karachi-after-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvis-arrest-abu-jundal-490231 https://web.archive.org/web/20250507094531/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/isi-destroyed-26-11-control-room-in-karachi-after-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvis-arrest-abu-jundal-490231 2025-05-07 2026-05-31 NDTV On 9April 2015, the foremost suspected ringleader of the attacks, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, was released on bail in Pakistan and disappeared.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32250763 Mumbai attack suspect Lakhvi released on bail in Pakistan BBC News 10 April 2015 10 April 2015 12 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150412183524/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32250763 live He evaded capture for years, until being arrested again in Lahore on 2January 2021.Asim Tanveer https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-2008-mumbai-attacks-counterterrorism-mumbai-india-aa6214946a60375bcd0bd7a60ae193db Pakistan arrests key militant on terror financing charges Associated Press 2 January 2021 2 January 2021 4 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210104113819/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-2008-mumbai-attacks-counterterrorism-mumbai-india-aa6214946a60375bcd0bd7a60ae193db liveBukhari Mubasher 2 January 2021 Pakistan arrests alleged militant group leader Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi on terrorism financing charge https://www.reuters.com/article/pakistan-arrest-mumbai-idUSKBN2970C0 4 January 2021 Reuters 5 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210105095106/https://www.reuters.com/article/pakistan-arrest-mumbai-idUSKBN2970C0 live In 2018, former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif questioned the Pakistani government's allowing men who had committed the attacks to cross into India.Imran Mohammad 14 May 2018 'What did I say that was wrong?': Nawaz responds to controversy around remarks on Mumbai attacks Dawn https://www.dawn.com/news/1407622 live 13 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180514104403/https://www.dawn.com/news/1407622 14 May 2018 “Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai?” [Nawaz Sharif] had asked [...] In 2022, one of the masterminds of the attack, Sajid Mir — who the Pakistani government had earlier said was dead — was convicted for funding terrorist activities by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan and sentenced to 15 years in prison.Pakistan quietly jails 26/11 handler Sajid Mir for 15 years https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/pakistan-quietly-jails-26/11-handler-sajid-mir-for-15-years-in-terror-financing-case/articleshow/92449112.cms The Times of India 25 June 2022 25 June 2022 25 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625094736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/pakistan-quietly-jails-26/11-handler-sajid-mir-for-15-years-in-terror-financing-case/articleshow/92449112.cms live PTIFollowing are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours The Week 2022-06-25 https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2022/06/25/fgn41-top-foreign-stories-at-1700-hours.html 2022-06-27 was earlier declared dead by Pakistan, has been jailed for over 15 years in a terror-financing case 25 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625204838/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2022/06/25/fgn41-top-foreign-stories-at-1700-hours.html live PTIPakistan Court Sentences 26/11 Terror Attack Mastermind to 15 Years in Jail The Wire 2018-11-26 https://thewire.in/law/pakistan-court-sentences-26-11-terror-attack-mastermind-to-15-years-in-jail 2022-06-27 Pakistani authorities had in the past claimed he had died, but Western countries remained unconvinced and demanded proof of his death. 27 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627075842/https://thewire.in/law/pakistan-court-sentences-26-11-terror-attack-mastermind-to-15-years-in-jail live PTI Consequently, several masterminds such as Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi were convicted for terror financing in 2021–22, as Pakistan went into an economic crisis after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) threatened the government of Pakistan to be put in the FATF Blacklist for failure to comply on money laundering and financing of terrorism. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-court-finds-hafiz-saeed-guilty-two-more-charges-terrorism-financing-2022-04-08/ Pakistani court jails Islamist Hafiz Saeed for an extra 31 years Reuters 9 April 2022 Bukhari MubasherGabol Imran 2021-01-02 LeT leader Lakhvi arrested from Lahore on terrorism financing charge: CTD https://www.dawn.com/news/1599281 2021-02-19 Dawn Known as one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Mumbai and across India, the 2008 attacks caused property damage worth 18.5 millionTanwar Y. Kaushik V. Roy N. Sinha S. Guru B. May 2011 (A212) The 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks and the Changing Pattern of Violent Injuries https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/a212-the-2008-mumbai-terrorist-attacks-and-the-changing-pattern-of-violent-injuries/082F3E6972B1AE1B8B8CCE97CE48126B Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26 S1 s58–s59 10.1017/S1049023X11002020 1945-1938 through fire, grenade attacks, and gunfire; although the human casualties were lower than in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, the attacks had a significant impact on the city's infrastructure and security measures.Arya Avni 11 April 2025 Rs 120,000,000,000 Worth Property Damage: Mumbai Paid A Heavy Price In 26/11 Terror Attack https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/mumbai-saw-property-damage-of-rs-twelve-thousand-crore-in-26-11-terror-attack-tahawwur-hussain-rana-article-151397158 Times Now Economic losses arose from insurance claims and business disruption. The attacks strained diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan,http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/india.attacks/index.html Mumbai attacks probed as India-Pakistan relations strained 1 December 2008 CNN 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219205611/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/india.attacks/index.html 19 February 2009 live and made a huge impact on law enforcement and security officials to deal with such scenarios in the future.https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/how-the-26-11-attacks-gave-rise-to-maharashtra-s-newest-commando-unit/story-GNnKhLVdTVFK5J9Dxw5WmO.html How the 26/11 attacks gave rise to Maharashtra's newest commando unit 2018-11-16 Hindustan Times 2019-12-15 The attacks also caused a major political impact on the then ruling government led by the United Progressive Alliance, as the same year, several other cities suffered from Islamic terrorism, which were also perpetrated by Pakistani terror groups. No military action against Pakistan: India The Times of India India 2 December 2008 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No_military_action_against_Pakistan_India/articleshow/3783853.cms 9 December 2008 Press Trust of India https://web.archive.org/web/20081205112105/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No_military_action_against_Pakistan_India/articleshow/3783853.cms 5 December 2008 dead27 July 2008 Bangalore, Ahmedabad blasts uncannily similar http://www.ibnlive.com:80/news/bangalore-ahmedabad-blasts-uncannily-similar/69675-3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080827112217/http://www.ibnlive.com:80/news/bangalore-ahmedabad-blasts-uncannily-similar/69675-3.html 2008-08-27 2026-05-25 ibnlive.com Background Many terrorist attacks had occurred in Mumbai since the 13 coordinated bomb explosions that killed 257 people on 12 March 1993.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/12/newsid_4272000/4272943.stm 1993: Bombay hit by devastating bombs 12 March 1993 BBC News 12 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211202614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/12/newsid_4272000/4272943.stm 11 December 2008 live The 1993 attacks were carried out as revenge for the earlier Bombay riots, in which many Muslims were killed.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33713846 How the 1993 blasts changed Mumbai forever 30 July 2015 BBC News 29 November 2018 26 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626125420/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33713846 live Between March 1993 and July 2006 Mumbai city saw 12 notable incidents of bomb attacks resulting in the death of 516 people and injuries to 1952.Report of the High Level Enquiry Committee (HLEC) on 26/11 29, 39-40, 45, 56-57 https://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/download/RDPradhan&VBala-HLEC-2611attacks-Report-2009-LowRes.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20191025123110/https://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/download/RDPradhan&VBala-HLEC-2611attacks-Report-2009-LowRes.pdf 25 October 2019 live Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, humanrightsinitiative.org 29 May 2026 Whereas all of these were bomb attacks, the November 2008 Mumbai attacks were fidayeen or suicide attacks. On 6 December 2002, a blast in a BEST bus near Ghatkopar station killed two people and injured 28.http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/02mum.htm Blast outside Ghatkopar station in Mumbai, 10 killed 6 December 2002 Rediff.com 19 August 2008 11 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080811153416/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/02mum.htm live The bombing occurred on the 10th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/newsid_3712000/3712777.stm 1992: Mob rips apart mosque in Ayodhya 6 December 1992 BBC News 11 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207084212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/newsid_3712000/3712777.stm 7 December 2008 live A bicycle bomb exploded near the Vile Parle station in Mumbai, killing one person and injuring 25 on 27 January 2003, a day before the visit of the Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the city.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35711165.cms 1 killed, 25 hurt in Vile Parle blast 28 January 2003 The Times of India 19 August 2008 14 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012444/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35711165.cms live PTI On 13 March 2003, a day after the 10th anniversary of the 1993 Bombay bombings, a bomb exploded in a train compartment near the Mulund station, killing 10 people and injuring 70.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2848123.stm Fear after Bombay train blast 14 March 2003 BBC News 19 August 2008 4 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2848123.stm live On 28 July 2003, a blast in a BEST bus in Ghatkopar killed 4 people and injured 32.http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jul/28blast.htm Blast in Ghatkopar in Mumbai, 4 killed and 32 injured Vijay Singh Syed Firdaus Ashra 29 July 2003 Rediff.com 19 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080908095938/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jul/28blast.htm 8 September 2008 live On 25 August 2003, two bombs exploded in South Mumbai, one near the Gateway of India and the other at Zaveri Bazaar in Kalbadevi. At least 44 people were killed and 150 injured.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/25/newsid_3921000/3921475.stm 2003: Bombay rocked by twin car bombs 25 August 2003 BBC News 19 August 2008 10 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120410202413/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/25/newsid_3921000/3921475.stm live On 11 July 2006, seven bombs exploded within 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai,http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/11slid1.htm For the record: The 11/7 chargesheet 11 July 2008 Rediff.com 19 August 2008 12 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012085159/http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/11slid1.htm live killing 209 people, including 22 foreignershttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_A_major_terror_target_/articleshow/3654886.cms India: A major terror target 30 October 2008 The Times of India 11 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090112172125/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_A_major_terror_target_/articleshow/3654886.cms 12 January 2009http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.attacks/ Gunfire heard at two Mumbai hotels 27 November 2008 CNN 22 September 2019 9 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144853/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.attacks/ livehttps://archive.org/details/terrorthreatinte0000hami registration Terror Threat: International and Homegrown Terrorists and Their Threat to Canada Dwight Hamilton Kostas Rimsa 19 November 2007 Dundurn Press 978-1-55002-736-5 103 28 September 2011 and more than 700 injured.http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=71404 Rs 50,000 not enough for injured 21 July 2006 The Indian Express Mumbai 11 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090114034406/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=71404 14 January 2009 Press Trust of Indiahttp://www.sascv.org/ijcjs/editorial4ijcjs.html India's 26/11: From Communal Violence to Communal Terrorism to Terrorism Jaishankar K. 2007 International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences 2 2 19 June 2014 9 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144919/http://www.sascv.org/ijcjs/editorial4ijcjs.html live According to the Mumbai Police, the bombings were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world# India police: Pakistan spy agency behind Mumbai bombings 1 October 2006 CNN 11 November 2008 23 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090423062022/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world livehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2052996.cms Mumbai Police blames ISI, LeT for 7/11 blasts 30 September 2006 The Times of India 11 November 2008 19 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070819125401/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2052996.cms live PTI Training A group of men numbering about 25https://www.thetimes.com/article/mumbai-attacks-city-fears-five-terrorists-are-missing-lhtj8lwtdcf City fears five terrorists are missing Rhys Blakely 2 December 2008 The Times London, UK 23 April 2010 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250208155202/https://www.thetimes.com/article/mumbai-attacks-city-fears-five-terrorists-are-missing-lhtj8lwtdcf 8 February 2025https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202968_2.html Indian Investigators Reveal Details Culled From Arrested Gunman Lakshmi Rama 3 December 2008 The Washington Post 3 December 2008 13 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121113084552/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202968_2.html live to 40https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/01/mumbai-terror-attacks-india-pakistan1 Rumours abound as inquiry begins its search for truth Rahman Maseeh Jones Sam 1 December 2008 The Guardian London, UK 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202011506/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/01/mumbai-terror-attacks-india-pakistan1 2 December 2008 live went through an extensive multi-stage training programme at different locations in Pakistan:7 December 2008 Police: Mumbai gunman trained as terrorist https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28085168 2026-08-05 NBC News The Associated Press Psychological: Indoctrination to Islamist jihadi ideas, including imagery of atrocities suffered by Muslims in Indiahttp://www.hindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120259961000.htm A journey into the Lashkar Praveen Swami 2 December 2008 Chennai https://web.archive.org/web/20081205005025/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120259961000.htm 5 December 2008 The Hindu dead Praveen Swami and globally. Kasab went through the three week Daura Sufa course at the headquaters of Lashkar-e-Taiba, called Markaz-e-Taiba, in Muridke, between 29 December 2007 and 18 January 2008. Apart from Islamic studies, physical training was given priority. During Kasab's stay at Muridke, he had the opportunity to hear Hafiz Saeed in person. Swimming was encouraged, and those who already knew how to swim were taken for advanced training at the lake in the campus. Basic combat: Lashkar's basic combat training and methodology course, the Daura Aam. Beginning on 25 January 2008, Kasab went through the Daura Ama course which lasted for 21 days and took place in one of Lashkar's terrorist training camps located in Buttal (Kahori). Weapons introduced included the SKS and the AK-47. Advanced training: Selected to undergo advanced combat training at a Lashkar camp near Mansehra, a course the organisation calls the Daura Khaas. According to an unnamed source at the U.S. Defense Department, this includes advanced weapons and explosives training supervised by former members of the Pakistan Army, along with survival training and further indoctrination. Kasab went through Daura Khaas during May to July 2008.Gupta Manik P Sunanda 25 November 2018 Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI https://www.rediff.com/news/report/remembering-2611-how-kasab-and-others-were-trained-by-let-isi/20181125.htm 2026-08-05 Rediff His batch consisted of 32 participants. Commando training: Finally, an even smaller group was selected for specialised commando tactics training, and marine navigation training was given to the Fedayeen unit that was selected, to target Mumbai.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-mumbai-militants-sb-idUSTRE4AS09W20081129 Militants in Mumbai wanted an Indian 9/11 Williams Matthias 29 November 2008 Reuters 16 November 2015 17 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022700/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/29/us-india-mumbai-militants-sb-idUSTRE4AS09W20081129 live Kasab received marine training in Thatta district in Sindh; his batch consisted of 15 participants. Another course, the Daura Ribat, focused on intelligence gathering and communication techniques. During 2002 to 2003 David Headley completed all these courses. The final team of 10 were introduced to Mumbai and the targets through lectures, audio visual aids, hand drawn maps and Google Earth. They received training in marine warfare at a remote camp in mountainous Muzaffarabad in Pakistan.August 2024 Part of the training was said to have taken place on the Mangla Dam reservoir in Pakistan. According to a media report citing an unnamed former Department of Defense official of the US, the intelligence agencies of the US had determinedAugust 2024 that former officers from Pakistan's Army and Inter-Services Intelligence agency assisted actively and continuously in training. Attacks Timeline of the 2008 Mumbai attacks After setting sail from Karachi, the terrorists hijacked an Indian fishing boat and killed four people on board. The boat's captain was kept alive for navigation; he was later killed. The first events ashore were detailed around 20:30 Indian Standard Time (IST) on 26 November, when 10 men in inflatable speedboats (counts vary)The number of inflatable boats vary from 1-3 according to source.26 November 2018 Achom Debanish 26/11 Mumbai Attacks: How India Fought Back - A Timeline https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/26-11-mumbai-attacks-how-india-fought-back-a-timeline-1953099 19 June 2026 NDTV1 December 2008 Terrorists posed as Malaysian students http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/13499-terrorists-posed-as-malaysian-students https://web.archive.org/web/20081201005054/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/13499-terrorists-posed-as-malaysian-students 1 December 2008 The Malaysian Insider landed at two locations in Colaba. Mumbai Attack Analysis. Information as of December 4, 2008 https://info.publicintelligence.net/nypdmumbaireport.pdf N.Y.P.D. Intelligence Division They reportedly told locals and fishermen (counts vary) who asked them who they were that they were students and to "mind their own business".Accounts at this stage vary regarding whether the police were informed or not about these men and whether the tip was ignored.http://www.newsweek.com/id/171056 India-Pakistan Tensions Grow in Wake of Attacks Ron Moreau Mazumdar Sudip 27 November 2008 Newsweek 28 November 2008 live https://web.archive.org/web/20081206064557/http://www.newsweek.com/id/171056 6 December 20082009-05-28 Saw this man land, spoke to him, was later trapped at Taj: witness https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/saw-this-man-land-spoke-to-him-was-later-trapped-at-taj-witness/ 2026-06-18 The Indian ExpressKilcullen David Out of the Mountains. The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla C. Hurst & Co. 2013 9781849043243 52–66 2. Future Cities, Future Threats David Kilcullen The terrorists further split up into groups of two with each going their separate way either on foot or via taxi.The number of pairs taking taxis varies from 2 to 3 depending on the source. Taxi Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus right|thumb|Bullet holes on the wall at the CSMT The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) was attacked by two gunmen including Ajmal Kasab.http://www.rainbowskill.com/news/meet-the-men-who-attacked-mumbai.php Meet the men who attacked Mumbai 14 December 2008 Rainbow Skill 12 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112720/http://www.rainbowskill.com/news/meet-the-men-who-attacked-mumbai.php 13 November 2017 dead The attack began around 21:30, when the two entered the passenger hall and opened fire with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades.17 June 2009 3 witnesses identify Kasab, court takes on record CCTV footage The Economic Times Mumbai http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/3-witnesses-identify-Kasab-court-takes-on-record-CCTV-footage/articleshow/4665196.cms live 17 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618223439/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/3-witnesses-identify-Kasab-court-takes-on-record-CCTV-footage/articleshow/4665196.cms 18 June 200916 June 2009 Photographer recalls Mumbai attacks The News International http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22785 dead 17 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090617081640/http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22785 17 June 2009 Onsite security personnel were heavily outgunned.3 December 2008 Fresh CCTV footage of Mumbai attacks shows police heavily outgunned https://observers.france24.com/en/20081203-fresh-cctv-footage-mumbai-attacks-police-heavily-outgunned 24 June 2026 France24 Three were killed confronting the terrorists. Announcements by a railway announcer, Vishnu Dattaram Zende, alerted passengers to leave the station, which saved many lives.http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-2611-attacks-two-years-on-rail-announcer-vishnu-zende-has-moved-on-1471388 26/11 attacks: Two years on, rail announcer Vishnu Zende has moved on 24 November 2010 Press Trust of India Daily News and Analysis 8 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102301/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-2611-attacks-two-years-on-rail-announcer-vishnu-zende-has-moved-on-1471388 livehttp://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cst-announcer-who-saved-lives-rewarded/398228/1 CST announcer who saved lives rewarded Raghavendra Rao 14 December 2008 The Indian Express 22 September 2019 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126024934/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cst-announcer-who-saved-lives-rewarded/398228/1 live The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others, their assault ending at about 22:45.Accounts of the duration of the attack vary from about one hour to ninety minutes. While moving away from the railway station, the attackers passed a police station. Knowing that they were outgunned, the officers at the station switched off the lights and secured the gates rather than confronting the terrorists.Feigenbaum Noa 26 November 2022 On This Day: Mumbai terrorist attacks kill 175 people https://www.jpost.com/international/article-723429 2026-05-31 The Jerusalem Post26 November 2020 Total Recall: Ten Things That Went Wrong During the 26/11 Attacks https://thewire.in/security/26-11-mumbai-terror-attacks 2026-05-31 The Wire The attackers then headed toward Cama Hospital. Alerted by the sound of gunfire, the hospital staff locked the patient wards, switched off the lights and silenced mobile phones.2021-11-26 More than uniform: Short film celebrates grit of Cama Hospital nurses https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/26-11-terror-attack-short-film-cama-hospital-nurses-7641834/ 2026-06-25 The Indian ExpressSom Vishnu 11 April 2025 "When They Spotted Us...": Nurse Who Saved 20 Pregnant Women During 26/11 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tahawwur-rana-extradition-they-opened-fire-nurse-who-saved-20-pregnant-women-during-26-11-attacks-8135620 https://web.archive.org/web/20250519111624/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tahawwur-rana-extradition-they-opened-fire-nurse-who-saved-20-pregnant-women-during-26-11-attacks-8135620 2025-05-19 2026-06-25 NDTV Two hospital watchmen were killed. 2018-11-26 Hospital watchman recalls mayhem by terrorists during 26/11 Mumbai Attack https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/mumbai/2018/Nov/26/hospital-watchman-recalls-mayhem-by-terrorists-during-2611-mumbai-attack-1903413.html 2026-06-25 The New Indian Express The terrorists moved through the hospital for around 50 minutes.Barnagarwala Tabassum 2018-11-22 26/11 lessons at Cama hospital: 87 CCTVs, 70 guards keep vigil https://indianexpress.com/article/26-11/stories-of-strength/mumbai-26-11-attack-lessons-at-cama-hospital-87-cctvs-70-guards-keep-vigil-5458283/ 2026-06-25 The Indian Express A police team reached the hospital and a shootout took place on the sixth floor. Two police officers were killed and five injured, including Sadanand Date, after which the terrorists left the hospital complex. A team of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad, led by Police Chief Hemant Karkare, searched CSMT and then left in pursuit of the two terrorists after receiving a wireless message that Date and his team have been injured in a firefight.Ali S Ahmed Hafeez Mateen 2008-12-19 TOI Pieces Together The Last Hours Of Mumbai's Three Police Officers On The Fateful Night Of November 26 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toi-pieces-together-the-last-hours-of-mumbais-three-police-officers-on-the-fateful-night-of-november-26/articleshow/3859454.cms 2026-06-25 The Times of India 0971-8257 The terrorists opened fire on the police vehicle in a lane next to the hospital and received return fire. Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Kamte, and three of their constables were killed. The only survivor, Constable Arun Jadhav, was severely wounded and pretended to be dead.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/7539165.cms Judgement, The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, The Judgment Reserved : 7 February 2011; The Order Is Pronounced: 21 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110227030101/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/7539165.cms 27 February 2011 The Times of India 51http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/031208-News-Mumbai-Lone-survivor-Hemant-Karkare-Kasab-terrorist-Arun-Jadhav.htm Info from cop in Karkare's jeep led to Kasab's arrest 3 December 2008 Mid-Day 15 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617083920/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/031208-News-Mumbai-Lone-survivor-Hemant-Karkare-Kasab-terrorist-Arun-Jadhav.htm 17 June 2011 dead Menon Vinod Kumar The terrorists seized the police vehicle but later abandoned it and seized a passenger car instead. They then ran into a police roadblock, which had been set up after Jadhav radioed for help.https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/mumbai-gunman-guilty-of-act-of-war-1.559374 Mumbai gunman guilty of 'act of war' 4 May 2010 The National Abu Dhabi 15 July 2011 https://archive.today/20120917111105/http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/south-asia/mumbai-gunman-guilty-of-act-of-war live 17 September 2012 Chopra Anuj registration A gun battle ensued in which the terrorist with Kasab was killed.http://canopycanopycanopy.com/8/jukeboxes_on_the_moon Jukeboxes on the Moon Rafil Kroll-Zaidi July 2010 Triple Canopy 15 July 2011 13 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713075615/http://canopycanopycanopy.com/8/jukeboxes_on_the_moon live A police officer, Tukaram Omble, was killed when he tried to disarm Kasab by wrestling his weapon away from him.Constable Tukaram Gopal Ombale profile https://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/3880 Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. gallantryawards.gov.in 27 May 2026 After a physical struggle with other police personnel, Kasab was arrested. It was now around 01:00 on the 27th. Kasab was immediately taken to a government hospital where he was also interrogated. Actionable intelligence was being passed on. At around 05:30 he was brought to Rakesh Maria at the police control room for further questioning. Among other things, Kasab stated that there were just ten of them, and that they were supposed to die fighting. During this time, attacks went on at other locations including the two five star hotels, Taj and Oberoi Trident.Rodrigues Rommel Kasab. The Face of 26/11 Penguin Books 2010 9780143415473 50, 55, 56, 57, 59, 64, 66, 68, 69, 78, 85, 87-88, 98-104, 106, 240-246 Rommel Rodrigues Leopold Cafe The Leopold Cafe, a popular restaurant and bar on Colaba Causeway in South Mumbai, was one of the first sites to be attacked on 26 November.https://www.thetimes.com/article/defiant-leopold-caf-shows-that-mumbai-is-not-afraid-7rp52p0g2xj Defiant Leopold café shows that Mumbai is not afraid Rhys Blakely Jeremy Page 1 December 2008 The Times London, UK 19 March 2009 subscription Accounts vary with regard to when exactly the attack on Leopold Cafe took place and its duration.Accounts vary between whether the terrorists enter the building or not.Davidsson Elias The Betrayal of India: Revisiting the 26/11 Evidence Pharos Media 2017 9788172210885 New Delhi 239-253, 257-260, 270, 363-364, 480 Elias Davidsson They place the start of the attack between 21:15 and 21:40,Fuller Thomas 2008-12-14 Hit in terror attacks, a Mumbai café bounces back https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/world/asia/14iht-mumbai.1.18654968.html limited 2026-06-25 The New York Times 0362-4331 while the duration of the attack varies between just over two minutesUnnithan Sandeep Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 HarperCollins 2014 9789350296011 13, 55, 60, 155, 160-201 and 45 minutes. The two attackers killed 10 people, including some international visitors, and injured many more.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/Dec12008/national20081130103900.asp Leopold Cafe reopens amidst desolation Kalyan Ray 1 December 2008 Deccan Herald Karnataka 19 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205034308/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/Dec12008/national20081130103900.asp 5 December 2008 dead The attackers then headed for Taj Mahal Palace Hotel a short distance away. On the way 13 bystanders were killed. The nearest police station was 200 meters away. Sounds from the attack on the cafe reached the police station. Screaming pedestrians ran past the station. The duty inspector logged the time of the incident as 21:45. The attackers had moved on by the time police arrive at the cafe. Sounds of gunfire could still be heard, now some distance away. Within minutes there were around two dozen police personnel at the cafe. Following messages over walkie-talkie, police personnel headed in the direction of the gunshots and Taj Hotel.Levy Adrian Adrian Levy The Siege: The Attack on the Taj Scott-Clark Cathy Cathy Scott-Clark Penguin Books 2015 978-9-351-18400-3 Digital 2013 99-101, 198, 290-295September 2026 Bomb blasts Two pairs of terrorists hailed taxis to go to their target.Taxi During these journeys they left time bombs in the vehicles. These time bombs successfully exploded. The first explosion took place at Wadi Bunder between 22:20 and 22:25. Three people, including the driver of the taxi, were killed, and about 15 others were injured. The second one occurred at 22:40 at Vile Parle, killing the driver and a passenger.27 November 2008 Mumbai attack: Timeline of how the terror unfolded Daily Mirror London, UK https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/11/27/mumbai-attack-timeline-of-how-the-terror-unfolded-115875-20929121/ live 25 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20101014230411/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/11/27/mumbai-attack-timeline-of-how-the-terror-unfolded-115875-20929121/ 14 October 2010 A total of 10 bombs were planted during the entire course of events.Unnikrishnan C 2008-12-08 'Tenth bomb went off near petrol pump' https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Tenth-bomb-went-off-near-petrol-pump/articleshow/3805842.cms 2026-06-26 The Times of India 0971-8257 Two bombs were defused. In addition, police seized a boat filled with arms and explosives anchored at Mazgaon dock off Mumbai Harbour.https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/timeline-one-night-of-slaughter-and-mayhem-6807599.html Timeline: one night of slaughter and mayhem 27 November 2008 Evening Standard London, UK 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205105713/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23593839-details/Timeline%3A%2Bone%2Bnight%2Bof%2Bslaughter%2Band%2Bmayhem/article.do 5 December 2008 live Taj Mahal Palace Hotel thumb|Taj Hotel, with the Tower on the right, barricaded days after the attack. The 565 room five-star Taj hotel consists of two main buildings, the six-story Palace and the 20-story Tower. Additionally, there are a large number of non-residential rooms including restaurants, kitchens and stores. When the terrorists entered the Taj, more than 500 staff and 1200 guests and diners were present. CCTV recordings showed two terrorists entering the hotel at 21:44.Different reports place the time between 21:25 and 22:30. At 21:54 hours firing at the Taj was reported at the police control room. Ten minutes later they were joined by the two terrorists who had attacked the Leopold Café. After shooting anything that moved in the lobby, the terrorists moved to upper floors. For the first two hours, apart from the unarmed hotel security, only six policemen were present in the hotel. Vishwas Nangare Patil, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) along with the hotel's security chief were among the first to make contact with the terrorists. DCP Nangre-Patil fired his Glock at two of the terrorists and missed. The terrorists returned gunfire. Nangre-Patil realised he was outgunned and focused on evacuation of guests on the ground floor while the terrorists moved to other floors. Hundreds of guests hiding in ground floor shops and restaurants were evacuated. Other hotel staff, including chefs and waiters, did what they could to assist the guests, including guiding them to supposedly safer areas of the hotel. Guests were either in their rooms or in areas such as the hotel's private invitation only club, where 250 people were crowded. Elsewhere there was a Korean delegation of a hundred, the board of Hindustan Unilever, and a wedding reception. Among the guests were the wife of the Taj Group's CEO, South African commandos and a US Marine captain. All the while, the terrorists were being guided and motivated by handlers. In real time, the technical section of the Mumbai Police ATS was listening in to these conversations and passing on actionable intel. The hotel's sniffer dog team had been killed. During this firing a ricochetting bullet hit the leg of one of the terrorists. During another gunfight, two State Reserve Police Force personnel were hit by shrapnel. Between them, the terrorists had forty kilograms of RDX, which was used by them to create a number of explosions.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taj-hotel-burns-2-terrorists-killed/79137-3.html Taj Hotel Burns, 2 Terrorists Killed 27 November 2008 CNN-IBN 27 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110824211653/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taj-hotel-burns-2-terrorists-killed/79137-3.html 24 August 2011 In one instance the terrorists planted a bomb on the fifth floor below the central dome. Its explosion caused structural damages. Then commissioner of police Hasan Gafoor ordered police personnel to take no action inside the hotel and to wait for the NSG to arrive. Now in the hotel's CCTV room, the DCP, other police personnel, and hotel security observed the terrorists moving on the fifth and sixth floors. The handlers reminded the terrorists to shoot the CCTV cameras. Chaitlall Gunness, CEO of the State Bank of Mauritius, was killed at the entrance of room 551 at around 22:30 when he answered the doorbell. Three hours into the attack the terrorists were still moving about freely on the upper floors. They had shifted five hostages to a single room. However, the handlers told them to keep moving and split the hostages into two groups. Indian Navy special operations force MARCOS had been mobilized from a nearby base. Even though they were already in the hotel before the NSG, they were considered the wrong force for the job. From a total strength of 1000, 8 marine commandos arrived at 2 a.m. and another 16 at around 5 a.m. The terrorists would also go on to light enough fires so as to make it on to the news, which the handlers confirmed. Huge plumes of smoke also caused the death of some guests. Fire fighters doused the flames and helped evacuate guests from windows. 200 guests and staff were rescued from windows using ladders during the first night.In Pics: facts, twists, turns about Kasab trial https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/in-pics-facts-twists-turns-about-kasab-trial-768419-12.html 26 November 2021 News18 26 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211126134554/https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/in-pics-facts-twists-turns-about-kasab-trial-768419-12.html live 26 February 2015 By 27th, 8 a.m., one flight with NSG commandos had arrived in Mumbai. These 120 commandos were split between the three locations Trident, Taj, and Chabad House. The Taj task force consisted of weapons experts, explosive experts, medics and a communications team. NSG started clearing the Tower starting from the top. Two other teams would start with the Palace. While the Tower was given the clear, a team in the Palace made contact with the terrorists. The team had spotted several figures going into a room on the fourth floor. The door was blasted only to find that a mattress had been placed against it, absorbing the blast. As they attempted to enter an attacker came out with a guest in front of them. The terrorists flung a grenade causing injuries to three commandos and the NSG team withdrew. By 16:00 on the 28th, three flights with NSG commandos had reached Mumbai. Over a hundred commandos were in the Taj. On the 29th at 4 a.m., explosive experts began creating two bombs. Some of the material needed for these was bought by Mumbai Police from local shops; they were back in an hour, and soon two bombs were built. The explosion created by these two bombs resulted in the death of the four terrorists. Mop-up operations took another eight hours.thumb|upright|left|The first floor of the Taj Hotel was completely gutted. CNN initially reported on the morning of 27 November 2008 that the hostage situation at the Taj Hotel had been resolved and quoted the police chief of Maharashtra, stating that all hostages were freed; however, later news reports indicated that attackers were still in the Taj, with explosions heard and gunfire exchanged.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Election_Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074405&type=News Gunbattle enters third day, intense firing at Taj hotel 28 November 2008 NDTV 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201002326/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Election_Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074405&type=News 1 December 2008 deadhttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/india.attacks/index.html Fighting reported at Mumbai Jewish center Andrew Stevens Mallika Kapur Phil O'Sullivan Phillip Turner Ravi Hiranand Yasmin Wong Harmeet Shah Singh 27 November 2008 CNN 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202132254/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/india.attacks/index.html 2 December 2008 livehttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/28/news/29MUMBAI.php Indian forces battle pockets of militants Keith Bradsher Somini Sengupta 28 November 2008 International Herald Tribune 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201083533/http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/28/news/29MUMBAI.php 1 December 2008 dead Several members of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade were staying at the Taj Hotel when it was attacked,http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5240689.ece Tory MEP flees for his life as gunman starts spraying the hotel bar with bullets David Charter 27 November 2008 The Times London, UK 21 February 2008 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110918074117/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5240689.ece dead but none were harmed.http://www.topnews.in/node/93372 EU trade delegation in Mumbai safe, delegate says Sahil Nagpal 27 November 2008 Deutsche Presse-Agentur TopNews.in 23 February 2009 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105071408/http://www.topnews.in/node/93372 live British Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sajjad Karim (who was in the lobby when attackers initially opened fire there) and German Social Democrat MEP Erika Mann were hiding in different parts of the building. Also reported present was Spanish MEP Ignasi Guardans, who was barricaded in a hotel room.http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1227738722.36 EU parliament staff member wounded in India shootout 27 November 2008 EU Business 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203141240/http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1227738722.36 3 December 2008 deadhttp://euobserver.com/9/27253 MEP attacks EU consular reaction in Mumbai Runner Philippa 8 December 2008 EUobserver 22 September 2019 22 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822003735/http://euobserver.com/9/27253 live Another British Conservative MEP, Syed Kamall, reported that he along with several other MEPs left the hotel and went to a nearby restaurant shortly before the attack. Kamall also reported that Polish MEP Jan Masiel was thought to have been sleeping in his hotel room when the attacks started, but eventually left the hotel safely.http://www.tvn24.pl/12691,1574853,,,relacja-polaka-z-piekla,wiadomosc.html Relacja Polaka z piekła Pole's report from hell 27 November 2008 Reuters TVN24 pl 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405070542/http://www.tvn24.pl/12691,1574853,,,relacja-polaka-z-piekla,wiadomosc.html 5 April 2012 dead Kamall and Guardans reported that a Hungarian MEP's assistant was shot.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/EU_parliament_staff_member_wounded_in_India_shootout/articleshow/3762103.cms EU parliament staff member wounded in India shootout The Economic Times Mumbai 27 November 2008 21 February 2009 13 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190413065729/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/EU_parliament_staff_member_wounded_in_India_shootout/articleshow/3762103.cms live Also caught up in the shooting were Indian MP N. N. Krishnadas of Kerala and Gulam Noon while having dinner at a restaurant in the Taj Hotel.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074226&type=News 200 people held hostage at Taj Hotel Press Trust of India 27 November 2008 NDTV 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101122183237/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074226&type=News 22 November 2010http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5245365.ece Sir Gulam Noon, British 'Curry King': how I escaped bombed hotel Thomson Alice Rachel Sylvester 27 November 2008 The Times London, UK 27 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110814104652/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5245365.ece 14 August 2011 Gautam Adani, a billionaire business tycoon of India, was having dinner in the Taj on November 26; he hid in the hotel kitchen and later in the toilet, and came out safely the next morning.Alexander Sazonov Bhuma Shrivastava P R Sanjai Billionaire Survivor of Ransom, Terror Attacks Now Rivals Ambani https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-13/billionaire-survivor-of-ransom-terror-attacks-now-rivals-ambani 13 December 2020 Bloomberg.com 13 December 2020 subscriptionShukla Nimish Gautam Adani felt safe in Taj toilet https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gautam-Adani-felt-safe-in-Taj-toilet/articleshow/3767246.cms 13 December 2020 The Times of India 28 November 2008 enhttps://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/throwback-gautam-adani-indias-richest-man-survived-2008-mumbai-terror-attack-kidnapping-article-90626081 Throwback: Gautam Adani, India's richest man survived 2008 Mumbai terror attack, kidnapping 3 April 2022 11 October 2022 22 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922063241/https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/throwback-gautam-adani-indias-richest-man-survived-2008-mumbai-terror-attack-kidnapping-article-90626081 live Times Now A total of 36 civilians were killed inside Taj Hotel. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan of the NSG was fatally shot during the rescue of Commando Sunil Yadav, who was hit in the leg by a bullet during the rescue operations at Taj.http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-terrorists-had-no-plans-to-blow-up-taj.htm Terrorists had no plan to blow up Taj: NSG DG 30 November 2008 Rediff 26 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110622030627/http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-terrorists-had-no-plans-to-blow-up-taj.htm 22 June 2011http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nsg-commando-recounts-gunfight-with-terrorists/79466-3.html NSG commando recounts gunfight with terrorists CNN-IBN 26 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204081135/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nsg-commando-recounts-gunfight-with-terrorists/79466-3.html 4 December 2008 During the siege the owner of the hotel, Ratan Tata, had arrived and hotel staff had set up headquarters in a nearby hotel for those escaping the siege. The last attacker was killed at 8 AM on the 29 November 2008 by the NSG.TOI http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_siege_ends_combing_op_on_at_Taj/articleshow/3771119.cms Mumbai Siege Ends TOI 2008-11-29 2008-11-29 Oberoi and Trident Hotel thumb|The damaged Oberoi Trident hotel The Oberoi and Trident hotels are a luxury hotel complex having over 800 rooms. The attack started on 26 November between 21:35 and 22:20. Before entering the hotel, a pair of terrorists placed an IED at the entrance of the hotel. This IED exploded at 22:15. After firing at guests in the lobby and in one of the restaurants they placed another IED there as well. This IED exploded at 22:30. The attackers then moved upwards through the 33 floor Trident Hotel taking hostages as they progressed. The modus operandi followed was similar to the attack taking place at the Taj. The first call to the police was at 21:51. Within minutes police personnel reached the hotel. An outer cordon was established and some civilians were rescued. While at this stage there was a confrontation between the terrorists and the police, the outgunned police backed away. Eight marine commandos arrived at around 02:00 on the 27th and engaged the terrorists however heavy gunfire and grenades limited their progress. NSG commandos reached the hotel at 07:00 on the 27th. At 11:00 they began operations. Rooms were entered using a master key and searched one by one.Accounts vary between whether the security forces took a bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom approach. They came across the attackers on reaching the 18th floor of the hotel at 17:30. Operations continued into the 28th when the attackers were killed at around 15:00. Four commandos were injured, out of which two were seriously injured. During the attack one of the terrorists called up an Indian news channel and the subsequent conversation was aired nationally.27 November 2008 Terrorists Ring Up India TV Twice During Siege Using Hostages' Cellphones https://www.indiatvnews.com/cms/press-details/terrorists-ring-up-india-tv-twice-during-siege-using-hostages-cellphones-14.html 28 June 2026 India TV When reports emerged that attackers were receiving television broadcasts, feeds to the hotels were blocked.https://variety.com/2008/tv/asia/indian-journalists-in-media-firestorm-1117996604/ Indian journalists in media firestorm Patrick Frater 30 November 2008 Variety 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202024047/http://www.variety.com/VR1117996604.html 2 December 2008 live President of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre and her accompanying trade delegation were in the hotel premises during the attack. 32 hostages were killed at the Oberoi Trident.https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/a-taste-of-defiance-as-massacre-hotel-opens-for-high-tea-jxgnng7xxhb A taste of defiance as massacre hotel opens for high tea Rhys Blakely 22 December 2008 The Times London 13 November 2021 2 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211202032054/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-taste-of-defiance-as-massacre-hotel-opens-for-high-tea-jxgnng7xxhb live 250 people were rescued.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Battle_ends_in_Mumbai_death_toll_rises_to_195/articleshow/3771119.cms Battle for Mumbai ends, death toll rises to 195 29 November 2008 The Times of India 21 February 2009 15 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190715032050/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Battle_ends_in_Mumbai_death_toll_rises_to_195/articleshow/3771119.cms live The last terrorist was killed by NSG on 28 November at around 3 PM.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,24724837-401,00.html All Mumbai terrorists killed news.com.au 2008-11-29 2008-11-29 19 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154033/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,24724837-401,00.html dead Nariman House thumb|upright|Front view of the five-story Nariman House a week after the attacks Nariman House, a Chabad Lubavitch Jewish centre in Colaba known as the Mumbai Chabad House, run by Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife,https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AR52W20081129 Rabbi killed in Mumbai had gone to serve Jews Daniel Trotta 28 November 2008 Reuters 29 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203070651/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AR52W20081129 3 December 2008 live was taken over by two attackers on the 26th at around 21:20, and several visiting residents were held hostage.https://www.jpost.com/International/Consulate-Unspecified-number-of-Israelis-missing-in-Mumbai Consulate: Unspecified number of Israelis missing in Mumbai Vaakov Lappin 27 November 2008 The Jerusalem Post 27 November 2008 6 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190706111748/https://www.jpost.com/International/Consulate-Unspecified-number-of-Israelis-missing-in-Mumbai live Police were notified of gunfire in the area around one hour later. At least 300 locals from adjacent buildings were evacuated and gunfire was exchanged with the attackers. At around midnight on the 27th, 9 hostages were rescued from the first floor. NSG officers did a recce at 15:00 on the 27th. Attempts were made to ascertain the layout of the interiors of Nariman House. On the 27th in the morning the Holtzbergs' two-year-old son16 January 2018 Moshe Holtzberg: The Israeli boy who survived 2008 Mumbai attack https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/moshe-holtzberg-the-israeli-boy-who-survived-2008-mumbai-attack/the-aftermath/slideshow/62520593.cms 2026-07-03 The Economic Times had managed to escape with his caregiver. A cook had also managed to escape. The three had been taken to a nearby police station. The NSG weren't aware of this. By 18:00 NSG had set up an inner cordon and placed its snipers. It was getting dark and the NSG had no night vision equipment. However at 21:30 electricity to the building was cut and a probe team attempted entry. A grenade was thrown from inside causing the NSG probe team to withdraw. At around 22:00 Indian intelligence intercepted a call between the terrorists at Nariman and their handlers regarding killing the hostages. NSG was informed about the death of the hostages only after a delay. The mission had now changed from hostage rescue to seek and destroy. During this time more than 60 civilians were shifted from surrounding buildings. It was now 01:00 on the 28th when the civilian evacuation was considered complete. The NSG realised that the police may have initially made an overestimate with regard to the number of terrorists. The terrorists continued firing single shots throughout the night, changing positions as they did so.thumb|NSG Commandos beginning the assault on Nariman House by fast-roping onto the terrace.It was decided to enter the building at dawn from the roof. Commandos were positioned on an adjacent building with a commanding view of the drop off point. There were two 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launchers incase the terrorists attacked the helicopter. Three AK47s were borrowed from Mumbai Police for these commandos. The gloves for fast-roping could not be found so makeshift gloves had to be made. At 07:05 the helicopter arrived with 20 commandos with MP5s. Hundreds of locals and television crews crowded to view the spectacle. Live telecast of the helicopter and the commandos helped the handlers provide information to the terrorists. The terrorists prepared themselves on the fourth floor of the five story building by shifting around objects to make makeshift pillbox shaped structures. The commandos clear the fifth floor, still making sure there were no civilians. The door to the fourth floor was closed which was breached using an explosive charge. The first commando to enter, Gajender Singh Bisht,https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=46980&reg=48&lang=2 14 September 2014 25 January 2009 Ashoka Chakra awardees and their saga of gallantry Press Information Bureau, Government of India was shot by a terrorist, and brief gunfire was exchanged. A grenade thrown by the terrorists injured two commandos. Retrieving the body of Bisht became a priority. To this end the officer incharge ordered all surrounding units to fire; tear gas canisters are also thrown in. During this firing one of the terrorists was injured. Intercepted communication between the terrorist and his handler also conveys the same. A new entry to the fourth floor was needed. It is decided to use 2kg PEK explosive. At 17:00 on the 28th the explosive creates a hole in a wall, stunning the terrorists. Commandos enter the room and after a momentary gunfight the two terrorists were killed with no more loss of life to the NSG. The hostages had been killed. There were signs of torture. On the second floor more hostages were found dead. A total of five hostages were found.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/NSG_ends_reign_of_terror_at_Nariman/articleshow/3771314.cms NSG ends reign of terror at Nariman 29 November 2008 The Times of India 23 February 2009 5 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205011234/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/NSG_ends_reign_of_terror_at_Nariman/articleshow/3771314.cms livehttp://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200811290340.htm Siege at Nariman House ends, two terrorists killed 29 November 2008 The Hindu Chennai dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081201100425/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200811290340.htm 1 December 2008 David Kilcullen writes that the Holtzbergs' had been "horrifically tortured". The Times reported that "the terrorists would be told by their handlers in Pakistan that the lives of Jews were worth 50 times those of non-Jews."https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/india/mumbai-terror-attacks-and-then-they-came-for-the-jews-bz7fqbx2cpp Mumbai terror attacks: And then they came for the Jews Gee Alastair The Times London, UK 1 November 2009 1 June 2026 Attribution Attribution of the 2008 Mumbai attacks Erroneous reporting on the 2008 Mumbai attacks thumb|Ajmal Kasab at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with an AK-47 in his hand. The search regarding the identity of the terrorists started during the first attacks. During the searches, an unknown group calling itself the Mujahideen Hyderabad Deccan claimed responsibility for attacks in an email, which was later traced to Pakistan and was regarded as hoax.2024-09-11 Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008: Events, Death Toll, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/event/Mumbai-terrorist-attacks-of-2008 2024-10-03 Britannica The Mumbai attacks were planned and directed by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants inside Pakistan and carried out by 10 young armed men trained and sent to Mumbai and directed from inside Pakistan by mobile phones and VoIP.Schmitt Eric Sengupta Somini Perlez Jane 3 December 2008 US and India See Link to Militants in Pakistan The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/world/asia/03mumbai.html live 3 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626121047/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/world/asia/03mumbai.html 26 June 2019 limitedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?pagewanted=print Terror Ties Run Deep in Pakistan, Mumbai Case Shows Jane Perlez Salman Masood A4 27 July 2009 The New York Times 2 May 2021 31 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190331104022/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?pagewanted=print live limited In July 2009, Pakistani authorities confirmed that LeT plotted and financed the attacks from LeT camps in Karachi and Thatta.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124872197786784603?mod=googlenews_wsj Islamabad Tells of Plot by Lashkar Hussain Zahid 28 July 2009 The Wall Street Journal 28 July 2009 9 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144837/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124872197786784603?mod=googlenews_wsj live subscription In November 2009, Pakistani authorities charged seven men they had arrested earlier, of planning and executing the assault.Schifrin Nick 25 November 2009 Mumbai Terror Attacks: 7 Pakistanis Charged – Action Comes a Year After India's Worst Terrorist Attacks; 164 Die https://abcnews.go.com/International/mumbai-terror-attacks-pakistanis-charged/story?id=9176592 live https://web.archive.org/web/20091127091951/http://abcnews.go.com/International/mumbai-terror-attacks-pakistanis-charged/story?id=9176592 27 November 2009 17 May 2010 ABC News Mumbai police department originally identified 37 suspects—including two Pakistan Army officers—for their alleged involvement in the plot. All but two of the suspects, many of whom are identified only through aliases, are Pakistani.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5806381.ece Pakistani Army colonel 'was involved' in Mumbai terror attacks Rhys Blakely 26 February 2009 The Times London, UK 26 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110814030052/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5806381.ece 14 August 2011 David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, arrested in the United States in October 2009 for other attacks, were also found to have been involved in planning the Mumbai attacks.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/who-are-david-headley-tahawwur-rana/105433-3.html Who are David Headley, Tahawwur Rana? 17 November 2009 CNN-IBN 21 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121085401/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/who-are-david-headley-tahawwur-rana/105433-3.html 21 November 2009 deadhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Headley-link-traced-to-Pak-2-LeT-men-arrested/articleshow/5205152.cms Headley link traced to Pak, 2 LeT men arrested Vishwa Mohan 7 November 2009 The Times of India 21 November 2009 16 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716145353/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Headley-link-traced-to-Pak-2-LeT-men-arrested/articleshow/5205152.cms live One of these men, Pakistani American David Headley (born Daood Sayed Gilani), was found to have made several trips to India before the attacks, and gathered video and GPS information on behalf of the plotters. In April 2011, the United States issued arrest warrants for four Pakistani men as suspects in the attack. Three men, Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, and Mazhar Iqbal, alias "Major Iqbal", were believed to be members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and helped plan and train the attackers.Four more men charged in Mumbai attack Associated Press 27 April 2011 The Japan Times 4 Negotiations with Pakistan Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attacks.27 November 2008 PM Gilani denounces Mumbai attacks The News International Karachi http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61064 dead 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201145846/http://thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61064 1 December 200827 November 2008 PM Gilani expresses condolences for slain ISI men The News International Karachi http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61067 dead 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202042018/http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61067 2 December 2008 Pakistan promised to assist in the investigation, and President Zardari vowed "strong action against any Pakistani elements found involved in the attack".https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3548014/Mumbai-attacks-Pakistans-Asif-Ali-Zardari-vows-action-against-militants.html Mumbai attacks: Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari vows 'action' against militants 4 December 2008 The Daily Telegraph 22 September 2019 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713130615/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3548014/Mumbai-attacks-Pakistans-Asif-Ali-Zardari-vows-action-against-militants.html live registration Pakistan initially denied that Pakistanis were responsible for the attacks, blaming plotters in Bangladesh and Indian criminals,https://www.dawn.com/news/341968/investigators-see-bangladesh-link-in-mumbai-terror-attacks Investigators see Bangladesh link in Mumbai terror attacks Baqir Sajjad Syed Mohammad Asghar 9 February 2009 Dawn 10 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090723061148/http://www.dawn.com/2009/02/05/top2.htm 23 July 2009 live a claim refuted by India,http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200902092232.htm Chidambaram asserts 26/11 originated from Pak soil 9 February 2009 The Hindu Chennai, India 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121105141847/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200902092232.htm 5 November 2012 Press Trust of India and saying they needed information from India on other bombings first.https://www.dawn.com/news/343623/samjhota-mumbai-attacks-linked-says-qureshi Samjhota, Mumbai attacks linked, says Qureshi Shakeel Ahmad 16 February 2009 Dawn 16 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219175006/http://dawn.com/2009/02/16/top5.htm 19 February 2009 live Pakistani authorities finally agreed that Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani on 7 January 2009,https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/world/asia/08pstan.html Gunman in Mumbai Siege a Pakistani, Official Says Richard A. Oppel Salman Masood 7 January 2009 The New York Times 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411120649/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/world/asia/08pstan.html 11 April 2009 live limitedZaidi Mubashir 7 January 2009 Surviving gunman's identity established as Pakistani Dawn https://www.dawn.com/news/437948/surviving-gunmanaes-identity-established-as-pakistani live 7 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20130718171030/https://www.dawn.com/news/437948/surviving-gunmanaes-identity-established-as-pakistani 18 July 2013 and registered a case against three other Pakistani nationals.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20090083331&type=News Part of 26/11 plan made on our land, admits Pakistan 12 February 2009 NDTV 12 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090213155833/http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20090083331&type=News 13 February 2009 dead The Indian government supplied evidence to Pakistan and other governments, in the form of interrogations, weapons, and call records of conversations during the attacks.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/asia/07india.html Dossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai Attacks Somini Sengupta 6 January 2009 The New York Times 14 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409223252/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/asia/07india.html 9 April 2009 live limitedhttp://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Jan42009/scroll20090104110538.asp?section=frontpagenews PC heads for US with 26/11 proof Anirban Bhaumik 4 January 2009 Deccan Herald India 21 February 2009June 2016 medicmedic In addition, Indian government officials said that the attacks were so sophisticated that they must have had official backing from Pakistani "agencies", an accusation denied by Pakistan. Pakistan arrested a few members of Jamaat ud-Dawa and briefly put its founder under house arrest, but he was found to be free a few days later.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aF44YOpTiIJk Pakistan's Partial Crackdown Lets Imams Preach Jihad Rupert James 28 January 2009 Bloomberg.com 6 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329124439/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aF44YOpTiIJk 29 March 2014 A year after the attacks, Mumbai police continued to complain that Pakistani authorities were not co-operating by providing information for their investigation.https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Missing-evidence-mars-Mumbai-massacre-probe/article16484366.ece Missing evidence mars Mumbai massacre probe Praveen Swami The Hindu 23 November 2009 Chennai 15 July 2011 7 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200507134530/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Missing-evidence-mars-Mumbai-massacre-probe/article16484366.ece subscription live Praveen Swami Meanwhile, journalists in Pakistan said security agencies were preventing them from interviewing people from Kasab's village.http://en.rsf.org/pakistan-two-journalists-held-after-helping-13-11-2009,34979.html Two journalists held after helping media probe Mumbai attacker's background 13 November 2009 Reporters Without Borders 15 July 2011 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080609/http://en.rsf.org/pakistan-two-journalists-held-after-helping-13-11-2009,34979.html deadhttp://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article53785.ece Kasab's village remains a no-go area for journalists Nirupama Subramanian 24 November 2009 The Hindu Chennai 15 July 2011 30 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130204126/http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article53785.ece dead The then Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the Pakistani authorities had not shared any information about American suspects David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, but that the FBI had been more forthcoming.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-information-on-Headley-Rana-from-Pakistan-says-home-minister-Chidambaram/articleshow/5288207.cms No information on Headley, Rana from Pakistan, says Home Minister Chidambaram 1 December 2009 The Times of India Press Trust of India 15 July 2011 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111082305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-information-on-Headley-Rana-from-Pakistan-says-home-minister-Chidambaram/articleshow/5288207.cms live An Indian report, summarising intelligence gained from India's interrogation of David Headley,https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_re_as/as_india_mumbai_attack Indian gov't: Pakistan spies tied to Mumbai siege Nessman Ravi Sharma Ashok 19 October 2010 Associated Press 20 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101021114840/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_re_as/as_india_mumbai_attack 21 October 2010 dead Yahoo News was released in October 2010. It alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency (ISI) had provided support for the attacks by providing funding for reconnaissance missions in Mumbai.https://www.foxnews.com/world/report-pakistan-spies-tied-to-mumbai-siege/ 19 October 2010 Report: Pakistan Spies Tied to Mumbai Siege Associated Press Fox News 20 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101122010702/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/10/19/indian-report-pakistan-spies-tied-mumbai-siege/ 22 November 2010 live The report included Headley's claim that Lashkar-e-Taiba's chief military commander, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, had close ties to the ISI. He alleged that "every big action of LeT is done in close coordination with [the] ISI." In 2018, during an interview with newspaper Dawn, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif questioned Pakistan's inaction in preventing the Mumbai attacks.https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nawaz-sharif-admits-pak-terrorists-carried-out-26-11-mumbai-attacks-1851224 Nawaz Sharif Admits Pak Terrorists Carried Out 26/11 Mumbai Attacks 12 May 2018 NDTV 12 May 2018 12 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180512153850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nawaz-sharif-admits-pak-terrorists-carried-out-26-11-mumbai-attacks-1851224 live Tikku Alokehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-journalist-treason-military.html Treason Trial for Pakistani Journalist Signals New Pressure on Media 5 October 2018 The New York Times 22 September 2019 In the interview, Mr. Sharif appeared to reinforce India's accusation that Pakistan's military aided the militants who carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed more than 160 locals and foreign tourists. 27 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190927195328/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-journalist-treason-military.html live2023-11-14 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/14/pakistans-ex-pm-nawaz-sharif-slammed-for-mumbai-attack-comments Ex-Pakistan PM Sharif slammed for Mumbai attack remark 2018-05-14 Hashim Asad Last week, Sharif told local newspaper Dawn that Pakistan needed to act against anti-India armed groups that are operating on its soil, a claim India has often made and which Pakistan has long officially denied. live Al Jazeera 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231009150752/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/14/pakistans-ex-pm-nawaz-sharif-slammed-for-mumbai-attack-comments thumb|upright=1.2|Police looking for attackers outside Colaba. Investigation According to investigations, the attackers travelled by sea from Karachi, Pakistan, across the Arabian Sea, hijacked the Indian fishing trawler Kuber, killed the crew of four, then forced the captain to sail to Mumbai. After murdering the captain, the attackers entered Mumbai on a rubber dinghy. The captain of Kuber, Amar Singh Solanki, had earlier been imprisoned for six months in a Pakistani jail for illegally fishing in Pakistani waters.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Slain_navigator_of_Porbandar_trawler_was_imprisoned_in_Pak/articleshow/3777132.cms Slain navigator of Porbandar trawler was imprisoned in Pak 30 September 2008 The Economic Times Mumbai 15 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302104600/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Slain_navigator_of_Porbandar_trawler_was_imprisoned_in_Pak/articleshow/3777132.cms 2 March 2009 live The attackers stayed and were trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba in a safehouse at Azizabad in Karachi before boarding a small boat for Mumbai.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3816639.cms Terror boat was almost nabbed off Mumbai 10 December 2008 The Economic Times Mumbai 17 May 2010 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713132124/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3816639.cms live David Headley was a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and between 2002 and 2009, Headley travelled extensively as part of his work for LeT. Headley received training in small arms and countersurveillance from LeT, built a network of connections for the group, and lead in scoping out targets for Mumbai attackhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/world/asia/17headley.html US Had Warnings on Plotter of Mumbai Attack Perlez Jane Schmitt Eric Thompson Ginger 16 October 2010 The New York Times 22 September 2019 15 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190415020016/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/world/asia/17headley.html live limitedhttps://www.propublica.org/article/mumbai-plot-fbi-was-warned-years-in-advance FBI Was Warned Years in Advance of Mumbai Attacker's Terror Ties Rotella Sebastian 15 October 2010 ProPublica 22 September 2019 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190922002007/https://www.propublica.org/article/mumbai-plot-fbi-was-warned-years-in-advance live having allegedly been given $25,000 in cash in 2006 by an ISI officer known as Major Iqbal. The officer also helped him arrange a communications system for the attack and oversaw a model of the Taj Hotel, so that gunmen could know their way inside the target, according to Headley's testimony to Indian authorities. Headley also helped ISI recruit Indian agents to monitor Indian troop levels and movements, according to a US official. At the same time, Headley was also an informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and Headley's wives warned American officials of Headley's involvement with LeT and his plotting attacks, warning specifically that the Taj Hotel may be their target. US officials believed that the ISI officers provided support to LeT militants who carried out the attacks.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/world/asia/18pstan.html Pakistani Role Is Suspected in Revealing U.S. Spy's Name Mazzetti Mark Masood Salman 17 December 2010 The New York Times 22 September 2019 15 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190415013437/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/world/asia/18pstan.html live limited Disclosures made by former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden in 2013 revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had intercepted communications between the Lashkar boat and the LeT headquarters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and passed the alert on to RAW on 18 November, eight days before the terrorists actually struck Mumbai.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20151026-why-india-didnt-strike-pakistan-after-26-11-820634-2015-10-14 Why India didn't strike Pakistan after 26/11 Unnithan Sandeep 26 October 2015 India Today 21 March 2020 3 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200303190125/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20151026-why-india-didnt-strike-pakistan-after-26-11-820634-2015-10-14 live subscription In the hours after the attack, the New York City Police Department sent Brandon del Pozo, an official from their intelligence division, to investigate the incident to understand what vulnerabilities its methods posed for New York City.Temple-Raston Dina https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97912059 Mumbai Attacks Offer Clues to Security NPR.org 6 December 2008 25 March 2020 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724143017/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97912059 live The arrest of Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Hamza, in June 2012 provided further clarity on how the plot was hatched. According to Abu Hamza, the attacks were previously scheduled for 2006, using Indian youth for the job. However, a huge cache of AK-47s and RDX, which were to be used for the attacks, was recovered from Aurangabad in 2006, thus leading to the dismantling of the original plot. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/26-11-had-been-planned-originally-for-2006-reveals-abu-hamza-489999 26/11 had been planned originally for 2006, reveals Abu Hamza Rajput Rashmi 26 June 2012 NDTV Subsequently, Abu Hamza fled to Pakistan and along with Lashkar commanders, scouted for Pakistani youth to be used for the attacks. In September 2007, 10 people were selected for the mission. In September 2008, these people tried sailing to Mumbai from Karachi, but could not complete their mission due to choppy waters. These men made a second attempt in November 2008, and successfully managed to execute the final attacks. David Headley's disclosures that three Pakistani army officers were associated with the planning and execution of the attack were substantiated by Ansari's revelations during his interrogation.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/26/11-Abu-Jundal-names-same-Pak-army-officers-as-Headley-did/articleshow/14619870.cms 26/11: Abu Jundal names same Pak army officers as Headley did S. Ahmed Ali 3 July 2012 The Times of India 22 September 2019 16 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116024853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/26/11-Abu-Jundal-names-same-Pak-army-officers-as-Headley-did/articleshow/14619870.cms livehttps://www.ndtv.com/india-news/26-11-had-been-planned-originally-for-2006-reveals-abu-hamza-489999 26/11 had been planned originally for 2006, reveals Abu Hamza Rashmi Rajput 26 June 2012 NDTV 26 June 2012 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126024934/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/26-11-had-been-planned-originally-for-2006-reveals-abu-hamza-489999 live After Ansari's arrest, Pakistan's Foreign Office claimed they had received information that up to 40 Indian nationals were involved in the attacks.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Pakistan-says-Mumbai-attackers-were-helped-by-40-Indians/articleshow/14590556.cms 26/11: Pakistan says Mumbai attackers were helped by 40 Indians 2 July 2012 The Times of India 2 July 2012 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405140444/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Pakistan-says-Mumbai-attackers-were-helped-by-40-Indians/articleshow/14590556.cms live In his confession, Ajmal Kasab, the only gunman captured, shared the location of LeT's training camps in Muridke, Pakistan, called as Markaz Taiba, and in Muzzafarabad, apart from the routine of their training, which included indoctrination, basic combat, advanced weapons and explosives, and commando tactics. https://www.ft.com/content/beeea092-c697-11dd-97a5-000077b07658 Transcript: Mumbai terrorist confession Financial Times subscription On 7 May 2025, the Muridke camp was destroyed in a missile strike by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which was also perpetrated by the Lashkar-e-Taiba. https://news.sky.com/story/terror-group-supporters-posted-on-tiktok-youtube-and-google-from-site-targeted-in-indian-airstrikes-13363716 Terror group supporters posted on TikTok, YouTube and Google from site targeted in Indian airstrikes 10 May 2025 Sky News The strikes reportedly killed Lashkar's HQ chief Mudassar aka Abu Jundal (not to be confused with 26/11 co-conspirator Zabiuddin Ansari who used the alias Abu Jundal) among several other terrorists.Jha Raj Shekhar 2025-05-11 Lashkar's Muridke HQ chief among 140 terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lashkars-muridke-hq-chief-among-140-terrorists-killed-in-op-sindoor-india-pakistan/articleshow/121066914.cms 2026-06-02 The Times of India 0971-8257 Method The attackers had planned the attack several months ahead of time, and knew some areas well enough to vanish and reappear after security forces had left. Several sources have quoted Kasab telling the police that the group received help from Mumbai residents.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_locals_helped_us_terrorist_tells_cops/articleshow/3774106.cms Mumbai locals helped us, terrorist tells cops S. Ahmed Ali 30 November 2008 The Times of India 30 November 2008 9 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109010053/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_locals_helped_us_terrorist_tells_cops/articleshow/3774106.cms livehttp://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/27mum-lashkar-0operative-ismail-arrested-for-attacks.htm LeT terrorist Ismail arrested in Mumbai Sheela Bhatt 27 November 2008 Rediff.com 29 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205113835/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/27mum-lashkar-0operative-ismail-arrested-for-attacks.htm 5 December 2008 live The attackers used at least three SIM cards purchased on the Indian side of the border with Bangladesh.http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1864539,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160126024934/http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1864539,00.html dead 26 January 2016 Pakistani Involvement in the Mumbai Attacks Ishaan Tharoor 4 December 2008 Time 21 February 2009 Ishaan Tharoor There were also reports of a SIM card purchased in the US state of New Jersey.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5284594.ece Mumbai gunman says he was paid $1,900 for attack – as new CCTV emerges Rhys Blakely 4 December 2008 The Times London, UK 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605000346/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5284594.ece 5 June 2011 Police had also mentioned that Faheem Ansari, an Indian Lashkar operative who had been arrested in February 2008, had scouted the Mumbai targets for the November attacks.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24757587-663,00.html Indian 'scouted attack' in Mumbai 6 December 2008 Herald Sun Melbourne 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081206232640/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24757587-663,00.html 6 December 2008 Later, the police arrested two Indian suspects, Mikhtar Ahmad, who is from Srinagar in Kashmir, and Tausif Rehman, a resident of Kolkata. They supplied the SIM cards, one in Calcutta, and the other in New Delhi.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/2-men-accused-of-providing-sim-cards-to-mumbai-attackers-1.711547 Two men accused of providing SIM cards to Mumbai attackers 6 December 2008 21 February 2009 CBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20090322012902/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/2-men-accused-of-providing-sim-cards-to-mumbai-attackers-1.711547 22 March 2009 live The attackers used a satellite phone and cell phones to talk to each other, as well as their handlers who were based in Pakistan. In transcripts intercepted by Indian authorities between the attackers and their handlers, the handlers provided the attackers with encouragement, tactical advice, and information gained from media coverage. The attackers used both personal cell phones and those obtained from their victims to communicate with each other and the news media. Although the attackers were encouraged to murder hostages, the attackers were in communication with the news media via cell phones to make demands in return for the release of hostages. This was believed to be done to further confuse Indian authorities that they were dealing with primarily a hostage situation.https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2009/RAND_OP249.pdf Angel Rabasa Robert D. Blackwill Peter Chalk Kim Cragin C. Christine Fair Brian A. Jackson Brian Michael Jenkins Seth G. Jones Nathaniel Shestak Ashley J. Tellis 3 The Lessons of Mumbai 2009 Santa Monica, California RAND Corporation 978-0-8330-4667-3 27 February 2016 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307034757/https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2009/RAND_OP249.pdf live 6-7 Type 86 grenades made by China's state-owned Norinco were used in the attacks.https://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/india-china-relations-population-opinions-columnists-gordon-chang.html India's China Problem Gordon G. Chang 13 August 2009 Forbes 31 December 2010 22 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100222101609/http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/india-china-relations-population-opinions-columnists-gordon-chang.html live Also, indications arose that the attackers had been taking cocaine.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3540964/Mumbai-attacks-Terrorists-took-cocaine-to-stay-awake-during-assault.html Mumbai attacks Terrorists took cocaine to stay awake during assault Damien McElroy 3 December 2008 The Daily Telegraph London, UK 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090209010040/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3540964/Mumbai-attacks-Terrorists-took-cocaine-to-stay-awake-during-assault.html 9 February 2009 live registration The gunman who survived said that the attackers had used Google Earth to familiarise themselves with the locations of buildings used in the attacks.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3691723/Mumbai-attacks-Indian-suit-against-Google-Earth-over-image-use-by-terrorists.html Mumbai attacks: Indian suit against Google Earth over image use by terrorists Rahul Bedi 9 December 2008 The Daily Telegraph London, UK 20 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211122758/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3691723/Mumbai-attacks-Indian-suit-against-Google-Earth-over-image-use-by-terrorists.html 11 February 2009 live Of the 10 gunmen, nine were subsequently shot dead and one was captured by security forces.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/world/asia/30mumbai.html Somini Sengupta Keith Bradsher 29 November 2008 India Faces Reckoning as Terror Toll Eclipses 170 The New York Times 21 February 2009 10 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310091334/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/world/asia/30mumbai.html live limitedhttp://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=2008112920081129095627277cedee9e0&sectxslt= Please give me saline Rakesh Prakash 29 November 2008 Bangalore Mirror 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302112856/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=2008112920081129095627277cedee9e0&sectxslt= 2 March 2009 dead Witnesses reported that they seemed to be in their early 20s, wore black T-shirts and jeans, and smiled and looked happy as they shot their victims.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/28/mumbai-terror-attacks-india They were in no hurry. Cool and composed, they killed and killed Ramesh Randeep Duncan Campbell Paul Lewis 28 November 2008 The Guardian London, UK 29 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201071600/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/28/mumbai-terror-attacks-india 1 December 2008 live Initially, some of the attackers reported to be British citizens,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/28/british-terrorists-mumbai Claims emerge of British terrorists in Mumbai Balakrishnan Angela 28 November 2008 The Guardian London, UK 29 November 2008 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201071534/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/28/british-terrorists-mumbai livehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/new-claims-of-britons-amongst-mumbai-gunmen-1039452.html Arrested Mumbai gunmen 'of British descent' Tom Morgan Associated Press 28 November 2008 The Independent London, UK 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201062047/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/new-claims-of-britons-amongst-mumbai-gunmen-1039452.html 1 December 2008 live but the Indian government later stated that there was no evidence to confirm this.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3533837/Mumbai-attack-Government-has-no-evidence-of-British-involvement.html Mumbai attack: Government 'has no evidence of British involvement' Jon Swaine 28 November 2008 The Daily Telegraph London, UK 28 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090202210536/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3533837/Mumbai-attack-Government-has-no-evidence-of-British-involvement.html 2 February 2009 live Similarly, early reports of 12 gunmenhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3628614/Mumbai-attacks-police-admit-there-were-more-than-ten-attackers.html Mumbai attacks: police admit there were more than ten attackers McElroy Damien 6 December 2008 The Daily Telegraph London, UK 4 August 2009 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222024843/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3628614/Mumbai-attacks-police-admit-there-were-more-than-ten-attackers.html live were also later shown to be incorrect. On 9 December, the 10 attackers were identified by Mumbai police, along with their home towns in Pakistan: Ajmal Amir Kasab from Faridkot, Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan from Dera Ismail Khan, Hafiz Arshad and Babr Imran from Multan, Javed from Okara, Shoaib from Sialkot, Nazir Ahmed and Nasir from Faisalabad, Abdul Rahman from Arifwalla, and Fahadullah from Dipalpur Taluka. Dera Ismail Khan is in the North-West Frontier Province; the rest of the towns are in Pakistani Punjab.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/world/asia/10mumbai.html Mumbai Attackers Called Part of Larger Band of Recruits Jeremy Kahn Robert F. Worth 9 December 2008 The New York Times 21 February 2009 11 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211082019/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/world/asia/10mumbai.html live limited On 6 April 2010, the Home Minister of Maharashtra, informed the assembly that the bodies of the nine killed Pakistani gunmen from the 2008 attack on Mumbai were buried in a secret location in January 2010, although several organizations advocated for a sea burial. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Bodies-of-slain-2611-terrorists-buried-R.R.-Patil/article16364419.ece Bodies of slain 26/11 terrorists buried: R.R. Patil The Hindu PTI 28 November 2021 subscription The bodies had been in the mortuary of a Mumbai hospital after Muslim clerics in the city refused to let them be buried on their grounds.http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINSGE6350JE20100406 Bodies of nine Mumbai gunmen buried secretly in January Rina Chandran 6 April 2010 Reuters 22 September 2019 2 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502111453/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINSGE6350JE20100406?edition-redirect=in dead Arrests Ajmal Kasab Zabiuddin Ansari Ajmal Kasab was the only attacker captured by law enforcement officers, specifically by the Mumbai Police. At first, he deposed to police inspector Ramesh Mahale that he had come to India "to see Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow", and that he was apprehended by the Mumbai Police outside the bungalow.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajmal-kasab-amitabh-bachchan-raw-mumbai-attacks-ramesh-mahale-1396531-2018-11-26 Amitabh Bachchan and RAW: How Ajmal Kasab spun a tale to escape punishment for 26/11 attacks Divyesh Singh 26 November 2018 India Today 22 September 2019 17 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190817230540/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajmal-kasab-amitabh-bachchan-raw-mumbai-attacks-ramesh-mahale-1396531-2018-11-26 live Much of the information about the attackers' preparation, travel, and movements comes from his subsequent confessions to the Mumbai police.http://www.zeenews.com/nation/2008-11-29/487150news.html Planned 9/11 at Taj, reveals caught terrorist 29 November 2008 Zee News 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081225174923/http://www.zeenews.com/nation/2008-11-29/487150news.html 25 December 2008 Kasab was hanged in Yerwada Central Jail in 2012. 2012-11-21 Kasab hangs, justice for 26/11 still elusive https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kasab-hangs-justice-for-2611-still-elusive/article12515916.ece 2026-07-24 The Hindu 0971-751X On 12 February 2009, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that Pakistani national Javed Iqbal, who acquired VoIP phones in Spain for the Mumbai attackers, and Hamad Ameen Sadiq, who had facilitated money transfer for the attack, had been arrested. Two other men known as Khan and Riaz, but whose full names were not given, were also arrested.https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE51B25820090212?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10112 Pakistan says it arrests Mumbai attack plotters Haider Kamran 12 February 2009 Reuters 12 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20220121044044/https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE51B25820090212?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10112 21 January 2022 live Two Pakistanis were arrested in Brescia, Italy (east of Milan), on 21 November 2009, after being accused of providing logistical support to the attacks and transferring more than US$200 to Internet accounts using a false ID.http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article52322.ece Italy arrests two for Mumbai attacks 21 November 2009 The Hindu Chennai 21 November 2009September 2026 medicmedichttp://www.france24.com/en/20091121-two-pakistanis-arrested-brescia-connection-with-mumbai-attacks-italy-india Two Pakistanis arrested in connection with Mumbai attacks 21 November 2009 France 24 14 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110214075728/http://www.france24.com/en/20091121-two-pakistanis-arrested-brescia-connection-with-mumbai-attacks-italy-india 14 February 2011 AFP They had Red Corner Notices issued against them by Interpol for their suspected involvement and it was issued after the last year's strikes.http://www.timesnow.tv/Pak-mum-on-2611-terror-duo-held-in-Italy/articleshow/4332698.cms Pak mum on 26/11 terror duo held in Italy 22 November 2009 The Times of India 1 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013259/http://www.timesnow.tv/Pak-mum-on-2611-terror-duo-held-in-Italy/articleshow/4332698.cms 5 November 2013 dead In October 2009, two Chicago men were arrested and charged by the FBI for involvement in "terrorism" abroad, David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana. Headley, a Pakistani American, was charged in November 2009 with scouting locations for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-police-probe-david-headley-s-links-to-26-11-attacks_1308973 Mumbai police probe David Headley's links to 26/11 attacks 8 November 2009 Daily News and Analysis India 16 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116155352/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-police-probe-david-headley-s-links-to-26-11-attacks_1308973 16 November 2009 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-fbi-mumbai-idUSTRE5B72I620091208 India Plans to Try Chicago Man For Mumbai Attacks Reuters 8 December 2009 15 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701030824/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-fbi-mumbai-idUSTRE5B72I620091208 dead 1 July 2016 Majumdar Bappa Mukherjee Krittivas Headley is reported to have posed as an American Jew and is believed to have links with militant Islamist groups based in Bangladesh.http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_david-headley-posed-as-jew-in-mumbai_1309057 David Headley posed as Jew in Mumbai Josy Joseph 9 November 2009 Daily News and Analysis India 16 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091112184125/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_david-headley-posed-as-jew-in-mumbai_1309057 12 November 2009 live Josy Joseph On 18 March 2010, Headley pleaded guilty to a dozen charges against him thereby avoiding going to trial. In December 2009, the FBI charged Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, a retired major in the Pakistani Army, for planning the attacks in association with Headley.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/FBI-nails-Pak-Major-for-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/5317076.cms FBI nails Pak Major for Mumbai attacks 9 December 2009 The Economic Times 9 December 2009 19 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201119220318/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/FBI-nails-Pak-Major-for-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/5317076.cms live On 15 January 2010, in a successful snatch operation, R&AW agents nabbed Sheikh Abdul Khwaja, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attacks, chief of HuJI India operations and a most wanted suspect in India, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and brought him over to Hyderabad, India, for formal arrest.http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/hyderabad/26-11-attacks-handler-arrested/Article1-499019.aspx 26/11 attacks handler arrested Sharan Abhishek Das Ashok 18 January 2010 Hindustan Times 22 September 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100129053925/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/hyderabad/26-11-attacks-handler-arrested/Article1-499019.aspx 29 January 2010 On 25 June 2012, the Delhi Police Department arrested Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Hamza, one of the key suspects in the attack at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. His arrest was touted as the most significant development in the case since Kasab's arrest.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/key-2611-conspirator-abu-hamza-arrested-in-delhi/267741-3.html Key 26/11 conspirator Abu Hamza arrested at IGI airport in Delhi 25 June 2012 IBN Live 25 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120711161029/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/key-2611-conspirator-abu-hamza-arrested-in-delhi/267741-3.html 11 July 2012 Security agencies had been chasing him for three years in Delhi. Ansari is a LeT ultra and the Hindi tutor of the 10 attackers who were responsible for the Mumbai attacks in 2008.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Key-Mumbai-terror-attack-handler-arrested-in-Delhi/articleshow/14384313.cms Key Mumbai terror attack handler arrested in Delhi 25 June 2012 The Times of India 22 September 2019 19 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190419025559/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Key-Mumbai-terror-attack-handler-arrested-in-Delhi/articleshow/14384313.cms livehttp://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3568185.ece?homepage=true Key 26/11 terrorist arrested Praveen Swami 25 June 2012 The Hindu Chennai 25 June 2012 7 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200407233752/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Zabiuddin-arrest-opens-doors-for-2611-probe/article12914651.ece?homepage=true dead Praveen Swami He was apprehended, after he was arrested and deported to India by Saudi Intelligence officials as per official request by Indian authorities.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2611-suspect-abu-jindal-in-delhi-police-net/267804-3.html 26/11 suspect Abu Jundal in Delhi Police net 28 June 2012 IBN Live 7 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120827143103/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2611-suspect-abu-jindal-in-delhi-police-net/267804-3.html 27 August 2012 After Ansari's arrest, investigations revealed that in 2009 he allegedly stayed for a day in a room in Old Legislators's Hostel, belonging to Fauzia Khan, a former MLA and minister in Maharashtra government. The minister, however, denied having any links with him. Home Minister P. Chidambaram asserted that Ansari was provided a safe place in Pakistan and was present in the control room, which could not have been established without active State support. Ansari's interrogation further revealed that Sajid Mir and a Pakistani Army major visited India under fake names as cricket spectators to survey targets in Delhi and Mumbai for about a fortnight.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-used-cricket-diplomacy-to-survey-terror-targets/articleshow/14514152.cms Pakistan used cricket diplomacy to survey terror targets Deeptimaan Tiwary 30 June 2012 The Times of India 22 September 2019 20 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420181410/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-used-cricket-diplomacy-to-survey-terror-targets/articleshow/14514152.cms livehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Jundal-had-a-very-safe-haven-in-Pakistan-Chidambaram/Article1-880833.aspx Jundal had a very safe haven in Pakistan: Chidambaram 29 June 2012 Hindustan Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120630092816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Jundal-had-a-very-safe-haven-in-Pakistan-Chidambaram/Article1-880833.aspx 30 June 2012http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/Maharashtra-minister-denies-links-with-Jundal-says-ready-for-probe/Article1-878883.aspx Maharashtra minister denies links with Jundal, says ready for probe 26 June 2012 Hindustan Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120626225200/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/Maharashtra-minister-denies-links-with-Jundal-says-ready-for-probe/Article1-878883.aspx 26 June 2012 Sajid Mir, a Pakistani citizen and key operative of the militant Islamic extremist group LeT,27 April 2011 Four more men charged in Mumbai attack 4 The Japan Times Associated PressAhuja Namrata Biji 26 November 2020 Sajid Mir alias 'Uncle Bill' – FBI's most wanted terrorist and the man behind 26/11 https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/11/26/sajid-mir-alias-uncle-bill-fbis-most-wanted-terrorist-and-the-man-behind-26-11.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20211127030811/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/11/26/sajid-mir-alias-uncle-bill-fbis-most-wanted-terrorist-and-the-man-behind-26-11.html 27 November 2021 7 January 2022 The Week is seen as one of the main organisers of the 2008 attacks.Nanjappa Vicky 29 June 2020 De-coding the myth called Sajid Mir, the ISI's top asset https://www.oneindia.com/india/de-coding-the-myth-called-sajid-mir-the-isi-s-top-asset-3112066.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210630062610/https://www.oneindia.com/india/de-coding-the-myth-called-sajid-mir-the-isi-s-top-asset-3112066.html 30 June 2021 7 January 2022 Oneindia enTiwary Deeptimaan 30 June 2012 Pakistan used cricket diplomacy to survey terror targets The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-used-cricket-diplomacy-to-survey-terror-targets/articleshow/14514152.cms live 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420181410/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-used-cricket-diplomacy-to-survey-terror-targets/articleshow/14514152.cms 20 April 2019 He has been called the "mastermind"Rotella Sebastian 22 November 2011 Jennings Thomas A Perfect Terrorist – Transcript https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/david-headley/transcript/? live https://web.archive.org/web/20210418025607/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/david-headley/transcript/ 18 April 2021 7 January 2022 Frontline (PBS) en-US and "project manager". Mir is on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted list and the United States Department of State offers in its Rewards for Justice Program,Rewards for Justice – Wanted for Terrorism – Sajid Mir https://rewardsforjustice.net/english/sajid_mir.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20211106114321/https://rewardsforjustice.net/english/sajid_mir.html 6 November 2021 7 January 2022 en a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mir.Most Wanted: SAJID MIR https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/sajid-mir live https://web.archive.org/web/20211217112106/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/sajid-mir 17 December 2021 7 January 2022 Federal Bureau of Investigation en-us Conspiracy to Injure Property of Foreign Government; Providing Material Support to Terrorists; Killing a Citizen Outside the U.S., Aiding and Abetting; Bombing of Places of Public UseCountry Reports on Terrorism 2019: Pakistan https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/pakistan/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210625103548/https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/pakistan/ 25 June 2021 7 January 2022 United States Department of State en-US Mir has carried out terrorism operations in different parts of the world, including France. Jason M. Blazakis, professor of practice at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, stated in 2018 in The Hill: "A lethal, miasmic mix of bureaucratic inertia, diplomatic dysfunction and misperception has contributed to the fact that LeT members Sajid Mir, Mazhar Iqbal, Abu Qahafa (his nom de guerre), and their ISI handler, Major Iqbal (no relation to Mazhar), roam free."Tolliver Sandy 9 November 2018 10 years after Mumbai attacks, where are they now? https://thehill.com/opinion/international/415126-10-years-after-mumbai-attacks-where-are-they-now live https://web.archive.org/web/20210118173528/https://thehill.com/opinion/international/415126-10-years-after-mumbai-attacks-where-are-they-now 18 January 2021 7 January 2022 The Hill en On April 10, 2025, the NIA formally arrested Tahawwur Rana after his arrival from the U.S.NIA formally arrests 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana on arrival at Delhi airport https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/nia-formally-arrests-2611-mumbai-terror-attacks-accused-tahawwur-rana-on-arrival-at-delhi-airport20250410203956/ 2025-04-10 ANI News 10 April 2025 Casualties and compensation Nationality Deaths InjuredIndia 141 256United States 6Two with dual US-Israeli citizenship.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/28/news/ML-Israel-India.php Israel: 6 bodies removed from Jewish center Associated Press 28 November 2008 International Herald Tribune 28 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204100914/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/28/news/ML-Israel-India.php 4 December 20081 December 2008 Six US citizens killed in Mumbai attacks: State Dept http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255384 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081202075440/http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255384 2 December 2008 22 October 2015 Turkish Press AFP 2Israel 4https://www.haaretz.com/1.5066649 9 Dead in Mumbai Chabad House Attack; Israel to Help Identify Bodies Anshel Pfeffer 28 November 2008 Haaretz 29 August 2019 29 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190829221300/https://www.haaretz.com/1.5066649 dead –Germany 3 3Australia 2http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/30/2433586.htm?section=justin Aussies in Mumbai accounted for: DFAT 30 November 2008 ABC News 14 December 2008 15 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081215082303/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/30/2433586.htm?section=justin dead 2Canada 2https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/identity-of-2nd-canadian-killed-in-mumbai-attacks-confirmed-1.709811 Identity of 2nd Canadian killed in Mumbai attacks confirmed 30 November 2008 CBC News 22 September 2019 31 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190331135401/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/identity-of-2nd-canadian-killed-in-mumbai-attacks-confirmed-1.709811 live France 2http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7753639.stm As it happened: Mumbai attacks – 28 November 29 November 2008 BBC News 29 November 2008 9 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171209142814/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7753639.stm live –Italy 1http://www.repubblica.it/2008/11/sezioni/esteri/india-attentato-2/viaggio-figlio/viaggio-figlio.html Ucciso da una granata era in in viaggio col figlio Killed by a grenade; he was travelling with his son Laura Montanari 28 November 2008 la Repubblica it 22 September 2019 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713131024/http://www.repubblica.it/2008/11/sezioni/esteri/india-attentato-2/viaggio-figlio/viaggio-figlio.html livehttp://www.hindu.com/2008/11/28/stories/2008112854911900.htm Caught in the crossfire, 9 foreign nationals killed P.S. Suryanarayana 27 November 2008 Chennai 27 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110813153720/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/28/stories/2008112854911900.htm The Hindu 13 August 2011United Kingdom 1Dual British-Cypriot citizenship.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/27/mumbai-terror-attacks-india3 Briton killed in Mumbai David Batty 27 November 2008 The Guardian 22 September 2019 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713131025/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/27/mumbai-terror-attacks-india3 live 7Netherlands 1http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2008/12/1/011208_vermistenederlanderoverleden.html In Mumbai vermiste Nederlander overleden Dutchman missing in Mumbai died 1 December 2008 NOS News nl 1 December 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204090436/http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2008/12/1/011208_vermistenederlanderoverleden.html 4 December 2008 1http://www.nu.nl/news/1859547/24/Nederlander_gewond_in_Mumbai.html Nederlander gewond in Mumbai Dutchman injured in Mumbai 27 November 2008 NU.nl nl 27 November 2008 3 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203030009/http://www.nu.nl/news/1859547/24/Nederlander_gewond_in_Mumbai.html liveJapan 1https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3536066/List-of-those-known-to-have-died-in-the-Mumbai-attacks.html List of those known to have died in the Mumbai attacks 29 November 2008 The Daily Telegraph 22 September 2019 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713131027/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3536066/List-of-those-known-to-have-died-in-the-Mumbai-attacks.html liveSantosh Andhale February 22, 2010 '˜Thank you', say kin of Japanese 26/11 victim https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/thank-you-say-kin-of-japanese-26/11-victim/articleshow/15994425.cms 2022-08-10 Mumbai Mirror en 10 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810212025/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/thank-you-say-kin-of-japanese-26/11-victim/articleshow/15994425.cms live 1Jordan 1 Malaysia 1http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/30/nation/2684733&sec=nation Hema died of smoke inhalation, says consul-general Nelson Benjamin 30 November 2008 The Star Kuala Lumpur 30 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081201001200/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F11%2F30%2Fnation%2F2684733&sec=nation 1 December 2008 –Mauritius 1http://www.nerve.in/news:253500186081 CEO of Mauritian bank reported missing in Mumbai 27 November 2008 Nerve.in 22 October 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204004429/http://www.nerve.in/news:253500186081 4 December 2008http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10263688.html Commandos free Mumbai Pamela Raghunath 29 November 2008 Gulf News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081203073604/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10263688.html 3 December 2008 Mexico 1http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3775389.cms Mexican national among Mumbai victims: Mexican Foreign Ministry 30 November 2008 The Economic Times 30 November 2008 13 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190713132126/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3775389.cms live Singapore 1http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_308041.html S'porean hostage killed Teh Joo Lin Carolyn Quek 28 November 2008 The Straits Times Singapore 28 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090204032707/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_308041.html 4 February 2009 Thailand 1http://www.bangkokpost.com/291108_News/29Nov2008_news02.php https://web.archive.org/web/20081201092323/http://www.bangkokpost.com/291108_News/29Nov2008_news02.php dead 1 December 2008 Thai woman shot dead by militants in Mumbai 29 November 2008 Bangkok Post 29 November 2008Austria – 1http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081129/jsp/jharkhand/story_10182204.jsp 13 foreigners died in Mumbai: MHA Raj Kumar 29 November 2008 The Telegraph Kolkata 30 November 2008 20 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171020074731/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081129/jsp/jharkhand/story_10182204.jsp deadSpain 2http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/matrimonio/espanol/herido/atentado/Bombay/vuelve/casa/elpepuesp/20081130elpepunac_7/Tes El matrimonio español herido en el atentado de Bombay vuelve a casa Spanish couple injured in Bombay attack return home 30 November 2008 El País es 22 October 2015 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520191733/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/matrimonio/espanol/herido/atentado/Bombay/vuelve/casa/elpepuesp/20081130elpepunac_7/Tes livehttp://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-dos-espanoles-heridos-atentados-bombay-regresaran-espana-avion-ambulancia-20081130132229.html Los dos españoles heridos en los atentados de Bombay regresarán a España en un avión-ambulancia The two Spaniards injured in the Bombay attacks will return to Spain in an air ambulance 30 November 2008 Europa Press es 30 November 2008 6 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130506063928/http://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-dos-espanoles-heridos-atentados-bombay-regresaran-espana-avion-ambulancia-20081130132229.html liveChina 1Oman 2Philippines 1http://www.gmanews.tv/story/136118/Filipino-tourist-injured-in-Mumbai-hotel-attack Filipino tourist injured in Mumbai hotel attack 27 November 2008 GMA News Online 28 November 2008 22 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522083352/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/136118/Filipino-tourist-injured-in-Mumbai-hotel-attack liveFinland 1Norway 1http://www.norwaypost.no/News/Norway-condemns-terrorist-attacks-in-India/menu-id-26.html Norway condemns terrorist attacks in India Rolleiv Solholm 28 November 2008 The Norway Post Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 28 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081202075415/http://www.norwaypost.no/News/Norway-condemns-terrorist-attacks-in-India/menu-id-26.html 2 December 2008Total 166 293 A total of 16411 December 2008 HM announces measures to enhance security https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=45446 14 June 2026 Press Information Bureau, Government of India18 September 2013 Mumbai Terror Attacks Fast Facts https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/world/asia/mumbai-terror-attacks 2026-06-14 CNNRiedel Bruce 14 November 2015 Modeled on Mumbai? Why the 2008 India attack is the best way to understand Paris https://www.brookings.edu/articles/modeled-on-mumbai-why-the-2008-india-attack-is-the-best-way-to-understand-paris/ 2026-06-14 BrookingsHeyer Garth den https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Police_Respond_to_Terrorism/hDfZEAAAQBAJ Police Respond to Terrorism: Case Studies from India, France, Belgium, and England 2023 Springer Nature 978-3-031-43250-7 57 3. 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks 14 June 2026 to 16626 November 2018 Ten years of seeking justice for the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases?dtl/30642/Ten+years+of+seeking+justice+for+the+victims+of+2611+Mumbai+terror+attacks 14 June 2026 Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India26 November 2024 Pandey Nikhil 16 Years Since 26/11: Remembering Heroes Of The Mumbai Terror Attacks https://www.ndtv.com/feature/16-years-since-26-11-remembering-five-heroes-of-the-mumbai-terror-attacks-7107448 https://web.archive.org/web/20260520101409/https://www.ndtv.com/feature/16-years-since-26-11-remembering-five-heroes-of-the-mumbai-terror-attacks-7107448 2026-05-20 2026-06-14 NDTV civilians and security personnel were killed in the attacks. Among the dead were 26 foreign nationals from 14 countries. Nine attackers were killed (and one captured).http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.attacks/index.html Stevens Andrew Mallika Kapur Harmeet Shah Singh Saeed Ahmed Sara Sidner Alessio Vinci Reza Sayah Paula Newton Paula Newton Indian official: Terrorists wanted to kill 5,000 29 November 2008 CNN 30 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202083137/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.attacks/index.html 2 December 2008 live Injuries numbered over 300.Basrur Rajesh https://rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Monograph1713.pdf The 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Strategic Fallout Hoyt Timothy Hussain Rifaat Mandal Sujoyini S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies 2009 978-981-08-4684-8 RSIS Monograph No. 17 62–68 Appendix 1. Text of the Charge Sheet filed by the Mumbai Police on the Mumbai Terror Attacks Cases, 25 February 2009 The deaths and injuries were due to bullet wounds and blast wounds. A total of 38.5% of patients arriving at hospitals required surgery for bullet and shrapnel injuries.Roy Nobhojit Kapil Vikas Subbarao Italo Ashkenazi Isaac 2011 Mass Casualty Response in the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/abs/mass-casualty-response-in-the-2008-mumbai-terrorist-attacks/592A6E6DF0681206976BB488F264B43F Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness en 5 4 273–279 10.1001/dmp.2011.80 1935-7893 subscription Sir JJ Group of Hospitals treatment and postmortem data showed four died from postoperative septicemia. A large majority of deaths and injuries were men. The bodies of many of the dead hostages showed signs of torture or disfigurement.http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-doctors-shocked-at-hostagess-torture.htm Doctors shocked at hostages's torture Krishnakumar P. Vicky Nanjappa 30 November 2008 Rediff.com 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305213427/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-doctors-shocked-at-hostagess-torture.htm 5 March 2009 live A number of those killed were notable figures in business, media, and security services.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai_3_top_cops_die_on_duty/articleshow/3762023.cms Three top cops die on duty 27 November 2008 The Times of India 27 November 2008 25 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190725175046/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai_3_top_cops_die_on_duty/articleshow/3762023.cms livehttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.victims/index.html?iref=topnews Indian victims include financier, journalist, actor's sister, police 30 November 2008 CNN 30 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202083222/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.victims/index.html?iref=topnews 2 December 2008 live This includes Gavriel Holtzberg,2014-08-26 Mumbai Jewish centre reopens six years after attack https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28933438 2026-06-02 BBC News Andreas Liveras,https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/british-yachting-tycoon-andreas-liveras-killed-in-bombay-terror-attacks-f8sm6wkqzqc British yachting tycoon Andreas Liveras killed in Bombay terror attacks Philippe Naughton 27 November 2008 The Times London, UK 27 November 2008 25 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725035031/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-yachting-tycoon-andreas-liveras-killed-in-bombay-terror-attacks-f8sm6wkqzqc live subscription Ralph Burkei,27 November 2008 German producer killed in Mumbai attacks https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3iacfb4ddfa5a1002b40aea0ca93b171e5 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090105060212/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3iacfb4ddfa5a1002b40aea0ca93b171e5 5 January 2009 2 June 2026 The Hollywood Reporter Loumia Hiridjee,French lingerie mogul, hubby killed in Mumbai attacks http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Mumbai_French_lingerie_mogul_killed/articleshow/3771005.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20081203232315/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Mumbai_French_lingerie_mogul_killed/articleshow/3771005.cms 3 December 2008 2 June 2026 The Times of India AFP and Sabina Sehgal Saikia.Nair Uma 23 November 2016 26/11— Remembering Sabina Sehgal Saikia and Boris do Rego https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/2611-remembering-sabina-sehgal-saikia-and-boris-do-rego/ 2026-06-02 The Times of India 0971-8257 The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra said that the terrorists planned to kill 5000 people. Unexploded RDX was found near Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, said that 15 policemen and two NSG commandos were killed, including the following officers:29 November 2008 'Terrorists planned to kill 5000 people' https://www.rediff.com/news/report/-update-terror-in-mumbai/20081126.htm 2026-06-15 Rediff Assistant Police Sub-Inspector Tukaram Omble,http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/09slid1-how-we-caught-the-fidayeen-alive.htm How we caught the fidayeen alive 9 December 2008 Rediff.com 1 May 2018 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705091739/http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/09slid1-how-we-caught-the-fidayeen-alive.htm live Joint Commissioner of Police Hemant Karkare (the Chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad), Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte, Encounter specialist Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar, Senior Inspector Shashank Shinde, NSG Commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan,Sharma Radhika 26 November 2025 How A Sofa At Taj Mumbai Became Witness To Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's 26/11 Bravery https://www.ndtv.com/lifestyle/how-a-sofa-at-taj-mumbai-became-witness-to-major-sandeep-unnikrishnans-26-11-bravery-9703427 https://web.archive.org/web/20260207115321/https://www.ndtv.com/lifestyle/how-a-sofa-at-taj-mumbai-became-witness-to-major-sandeep-unnikrishnans-26-11-bravery-9703427 2026-02-07 2026-06-02 NDTV and NSG Commando Hawaldar Gajender Singh Bisht.Khanna Rajeev 2008-11-30 He had always wanted to die a hero's death https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/he-had-always-wanted-to-die-a-heros-death/ subscription 2026-06-02 The Indian Express According to compensation figures, 22 security personnel died in the attack.2009-02-17 Families of 164 victims of 26/11 attacks given relief: Govt https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/families-of-164-victims-of-26/11-attacks-given-relief-govt/articleshow/4142688.cms 2026-06-13 The Times of India 0971-8257 PTISaigal Sonam 2016-11-27 8 years on, questions remain on compensation for 26/11 https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/8-years-on-questions-remain-on-compensation-for-2611/article16710329.ece subscription 2026-06-13 The Hindu 0971-751X Six security personnel were awarded the Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.25 January 2009 Ashoka Chakra awardees and their saga of gallantry https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=46980 2 June 2026 Press Information Bureau, Government of India24 January 2009 11 security personnel to get Ashok Chakra http://ibnlive.in.com/news/11-security-personnel-to-get-ashok-chakra/83597-3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090203074058/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/11-security-personnel-to-get-ashok-chakra/83597-3.html 3 February 2009 IBN Live 'Ashok Chakra is for bravery, not for getting killed' https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2009/Feb/22/ashok-chakra-is-for-bravery-not-for-getting-killed-27665.html 2 June 2026 The New Indian Express Three railway officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus were also killed.http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/nov/271108-Terror-Attack-Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Terminus.htm Three railway men killed in CST encounter 27 November 2008 Mid-Day 22 September 2019 7 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307061933/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/nov/271108-Terror-Attack-Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Terminus.htm live The casualties occurred in the following locations: Location Coordinates Type of attack Dead CiviliansSecurity personnelChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station; (express train terminus), (suburban terminus)18.940631 72.836426 type:event_region:IN-MH, 18.94061 72.835343 type:event_region:IN-MHShootings; grenade attackshttps://apnews.com/article/travel-religion-india-e5ae08376eaf46b7b0d666b80dee12e8 India terror begins with corpses on train platform Sullivan Tim Ravi Nessman 30 November 2008 Associated Press 15 June 2026 dead https://archive.today/20081203151635/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081130/ap_on_re_as/as_india_three_days_of_terror;_ylt=Av6QjVu3WBqaVaIH9i.lpL1vaA8F 3 December 200858https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Of-58-killed-at-terminus-22-were-Muslims/articleshow/3785932.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121022141052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-03/mumbai/27928854_1_muslims-terror-attack-cst live 22 October 2012 Of 58 killed at terminus, 22 were Muslims Dasgupta Devraj 2 December 2008 The Times of India 22 September 2019 3The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel near the Gateway of India18.921739 72.83331 region:IN-MH_type:eventShootings;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2008/11/2008112617472965818.html Scores killed in Mumbai attacks 27 November 2008 Al Jazeera 22 September 2019 28 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190928191240/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2008/11/2008112617472965818.html live six explosions; fire on ground, first, and top floors; hostages; RDX found nearby362Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point18.927118 72.820618 region:IN-MH_type:eventShootings; explosions; hostages; fire30/ 35 -Leopold Cafe, a popular tourist restaurant in Colaba18.922272 72.831566 type:event_region:IN-MHShootings; grenade explosion10 -Metro Big Cinemas18.943178 72.829474 type:event_region:IN-MHShooting from carjacked police jeephttp://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12708194 India under attack 27 November 2008 The Economist 28 November 2008 subscription 10 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090210075027/http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12708194 live~10 -Nariman House (Chabad House) Jewish outreach centre18.916517 72.827682 type:event_region:IN-MHSiege; shootings; hostageshttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/firing-at-nariman-house-in-south-mumbai-intensifies/79156-3-1.html One terrorist killed at Nariman House 27 November 2008 IBN Live dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110727033448/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/firing-at-nariman-house-in-south-mumbai-intensifies/79156-3-1.html 27 July 201161http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/slain-nsg-commando-paid-tributes-at-special-ceremony-in-delhi_100125076.html Slain NSG commando paid tributes at special ceremony in Delhi 29 November 2008 Indo-Asian News Service Thaindian News 22 September 2019 26 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190226071605/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/slain-nsg-commando-paid-tributes-at-special-ceremony-in-delhi_100125076.html liveBadruddin Tayabji Lane behind the Times of India building18.942117 72.833734 type:event_region:IN-MHPolice killed by gunfire -7Nair Shriya 2017-10-30 Badruddin Tyabji Marg: On 26/11, seven cops died on this road https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/badruddin-tyabji-marg-on-2611-seven-cops-died-on-this-road-4912897/ subscription 2026-06-13 The Indian ExpressCama and Albless Hospital18.94266 72.832993 type:event_region:IN-MHShootings -~5 Mumbai Harbour Shootings; hostages 4 -Vile Parle suburb near the airport, North MumbaiCar bomb blast2Shalya Chinmayi Singh Vijay V 2008-11-28 Cops clueless about Vile Parle taxi blast https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cops-clueless-about-vile-parle-taxi-blast/articleshow/3766754.cms 2026-06-13 The Times of India 0971-8257 - Mazagaon docks in Mumbai's port area Explosion; boat with armaments seized none - The government of Maharashtra announced about 500000 2008 as compensation to the kin of each of those killed in the terror attacks and about 50000 to the seriously injured.http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200811271331.htm Key developments in Mumbai terror attacks 27 November 2008 The Hindu Chennai 15 July 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100515164132/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200811271331.htm 15 May 2010 The chief minister of Uttarakhand announced aid of 500000 to the family of NSG Commando Hawaldar Gajender Singh Bisht. Free treatment was offered to the injured. In August 2009, the Indian Hotels Company and the Oberoi Group received about US$28 million as part-payment of the insurance claims, on account of the attacks on Taj and Trident, from General Insurance Corporation of India.http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/08/15/stories/2009081552020100.htm Taj, Oberoi get Rs 140 cr as terror insurance claims so far 15 August 2009 Business Line Chennai 31 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090818163839/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/08/15/stories/2009081552020100.htm 18 August 2009 dead Aftermath Aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks The attacks are sometimes referred to in India as "26/11", after the date in 2008 that the attacks began. The Pradhan Inquiry Commission, appointed by the Maharashtra government, produced a report that was tabled before the legislative assembly more than a year after the events. The report said the "war-like" attack was beyond the capacity to respond of any police force, but also found fault with the Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor's lack of leadership during the crisis.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Pradhan-Committee-finds-serious-lapses-on-Gafoorrsquos-part/article16854533.ece Pradhan Committee finds serious lapses on Gafoor's part Press Trust of India 21 December 2009 The Hindu Chennai 15 July 2011 "There was absence of overt leadership on the part of Hasan Gafoor, the CP, and lack of visible Command and Control at the CP's office," said the report prepared by former Governor and Union Home Secretary R.D. Pradhan. live https://web.archive.org/web/20100731081805/http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article68262.ece 31 July 2010 The Maharashtra government planned to buy 36 speed boats to patrol the coastal areas and several helicopters for the same purpose, along with installation of surveillance cameras citywide. It also planned to create an anti-terror force called "Force One" and upgrade all the weapons that Mumbai police had prior to the attack.http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=344449 No consensus on security plan even a month after Mumbai attacks Sapna Agarwal 27 December 2008 Business Standard 28 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145849/http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=344449 7 June 2011 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared during an all-party conference that the legal framework would be strengthened in the battle against terrorism and that a federal anti-terrorist intelligence and investigation agency, similar to the FBI in the United States, would be set up soon to co-ordinate action against terrorism.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Election_Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074719&type=News PM for federal agency, better legal framework 1 December 2008 NDTV 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201234935/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Election_Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074719&type=News 1 December 2008 dead Press Trust of India The government strengthened anti-terror laws with UAPA 2008, and the federal National Investigation Agency was formed. A Public Interest Litigation was filed by social activist Ketan Tirodkar to demand equal justice for all the police who were killed in the terror attack; especially for the members of the Bomb Disposal Squad of Mumbai Police. During the hearing of the petition, the government informed the High Court that the Union government of India rejected the proposal to award the Bomb Disposal Squad of the city police for their contribution in defusing grenades in the terror attack.https://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/challenge-refusal-of-gallantry-awards-to-mumbai-cops-hc-tells-petitioner_1529575.html Challenge refusal of gallantry awards to Mumbai cops, HC tells petitioner 13 January 2015 Zee News 15 May 2023 17 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230117124215/https://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/challenge-refusal-of-gallantry-awards-to-mumbai-cops-hc-tells-petitioner_1529575.html live PTIhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bombay-high-court-admits-pil-seeking-bravery-awards-for-officers-during-26/11/articleshow/41807814.cms Bombay High Court admits PIL seeking bravery awards for officers during 26/11 The Economic Times 5 September 2014 15 May 2023 15 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230515130406/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bombay-high-court-admits-pil-seeking-bravery-awards-for-officers-during-26/11/articleshow/41807814.cms live PTIhttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/govt-ruthless-ignoring-its-brave-officers-says-pil/article6299095.ece Govt ruthless, ignoring its brave officers, says PIL The Hindu 9 August 2014 16 May 2023 17 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230117161725/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/govt-ruthless-ignoring-its-brave-officers-says-pil/article6299095.ece live Deshpande Vinaya subscription The attacks also resulted in the suspension of peace talks between India and Pakistan, significantly increasing tensions between the two countries. India's then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee declared that India may indulge in military strikes against terror camps in Pakistan to protect its territorial integrity. There were also after-effects on the United States's relationships with both countries, the US-led NATO war in Afghanistan,http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5263919.ece Mumbai attacks 'were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda' Jeremy Page Tom Coghlan Zahid Hussain 1 December 2008 The Times London, UK 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081211052907/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5263919.ece 11 December 2008 and on the global war on terror.http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/16mumterror-do-not-look-at-mumbai-attacks-through-prism-of-kashmir.htm Don't look at Mumbai attacks through prism of Kashmir 16 December 2008 Rediff.com 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302144039/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/16mumterror-do-not-look-at-mumbai-attacks-through-prism-of-kashmir.htm 2 March 2009 live PTI FBI chief Robert Mueller praised the "unprecedented cooperation" between American and Indian intelligence agencies over the Mumbai terror attack probe.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/LATEST-NEWS/FBI-chief-hails-India-cooperation-after-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/4219974.cms FBI chief hails India cooperation after Mumbai attacks 3 March 2009 The Economic Times Mumbai 4 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055044/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/LATEST-NEWS/FBI-chief-hails-India-cooperation-after-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/4219974.cms 14 August 2011 live However, Interpol secretary general Ronald Noble said that Indian intelligence agencies did not share any information with Interpol.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7796993.stm Interpol 'not given Mumbai data' 23 December 2008 BBC News 1 June 2009 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717063549/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7796993.stm live A new National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was proposed to be set up by the then-Home Minister P. Chidambaram as an office to collect, collate, summarise, integrate, analyse, co-ordinate and report all information and inputs received from various intelligence agencies, state police departments, and other ministries and their departments. The attack led to an increase in anti-Pakistan sentiments across India, especially from right wing political groups, which continued in the aftermath. https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/shiv-sena-vows-to-oppose-pak-cricket-tour-5103.html Shiv Sena vows to oppose Pak cricket tour 16 July 2012 India TVhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/world/asia/bollywood-becomes-india-and-pakistans-latest-battleground.html Bollywood Becomes India and Pakistan's Latest Battleground Geeta Anand Ayesha Venkataraman The New York Times 19 October 2016 limited Similar sentiments were echoed elsewhere, most notably in the United States of America, as 6 American citizens were killed in the attack. Following the attack, as well as raid in Abbottabad in May 2011 that killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, anti-Pakistan views and hate crimes against Pakistani origin people surged in the United States.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf 2014 BBC World Service poll https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-may-02-la-fg-bin-laden-pakistan-20110502-story.html Suspicions grow over whether Pakistan aided Osama bin Laden Los Angeles Times 2 May 2011 Rodriguez Alex Consequently, due to such hate crimes and views, many Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans have identified themselves as Indians to avoid discrimination and obtain jobs.Pakistanis pose as Indians after NY bomb scare https://www.reuters.com/article/us-timessquare-backlash/pakistanis-pose-as-indians-after-ny-bomb-scare-idUSTRE64655Y20100507 Reuters 23 March 2020 7 May 2010 Siew Walden The attacks caused a major economic loss to the city of Mumbai worth ₹40 billion ($818.33 million in 2008 exchange rates), as hotels, businesses, and shops were closed during that period, along with the temporary suspension of trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/over-rs-4000cr-loss-incurred-during-mumbai-terror-attacks/articleshow/3773396.cms Over Rs 4,000 cr loss during the Mumbai terror attacks The Times of India 29 November 2008 PTI In addition, insurance claims worth over ₹6 billion ($122 million) were settled, due to loss of lives and property damage caused by the terrorists. https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/mumbai-attacks-may-cost-insurers-rs-500-cr-110010700207_1.html Mumbai attacks may cost insurers Rs 500 cr Press Trust of India Business Standard The attacks took place at a time, when the 2008 financial crisis caused major economic impact worldwide, despite India's economy being noted as second fastest growing during that period. Zachariah Reeba https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/mumbai-attacks-may-have-cost-rs-50000-crore/articleshow/3777977.cms Mumbai attacks may have cost Rs 50,000 crore The Economic Times December 2008 In addition to the economic losses, several airlines like Delta, Continental (now United), Lufthansa, and several others temporarily cancelled international flights towards Mumbai International Airport in the interest of passenger and crew safety, and later resuming after the last terrorist was killed, while some airlines like British Airways, Emirates and Air India maintained their flight schedules during the attacks.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122774214504461219?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo Mumbai Notebook: Squeeze to India's Cash-Strapped Carriers The Wall Street Journal 27 November 2008 27 November 2008 Prada Paulo Daniel Fitzpatrick Nitin Luthra Dan Michaels Jeanne Whalen https://web.archive.org/web/20081203035805/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122774214504461219.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo 3 December 2008 live Movement of troops 2008 India–Pakistan standoff Pakistan moved troops towards the border with India voicing concerns about the Indian government's possible plans to launch attacks on Pakistani soil if it did not co-operate. After days of talks, the Pakistan government, however, decided to start moving troops away from the border.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Pak-might-soon-move-troops-from-border-with-India/articleshow/4660681.cms Pak might soon move troops from border with India PTI 16 June 2009 The Times of India 15 July 2011 29 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190729040758/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Pak-might-soon-move-troops-from-border-with-India/articleshow/4660681.cms live Reactions Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks thumb|200px|Candlelight vigils at the Gateway of India in Mumbai Indians criticised their political leaders after the attacks, saying that their ineptness was partly responsible. The Times of India commented on its front page that "Our politicians fiddle as innocents die."http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304200.htm India directs anger at politicians after Mumbai attacks Raju Gopalakrishnan 1 December 2008 Alertnet 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202185200/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304200.htm 2 December 2008 dead Reuters Political reactions in Mumbai and India included a range of resignations and political changes, including the resignations of Minister for Home Affairs Shivraj Patil, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukhhttp://www.indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21767&issueid=82 Vilasrao Deshmukh quits as Maharashtra CM Aditi Pai 4 December 2008 India Today 31 December 2010 22 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822003737/https://www.indiatoday.in/mumbai-terror-strikes/story/vilasrao-deshmukh-quits-as-maharashtra-cm-34561-2008-12-04 dead and deputy chief minister R. R. Patilhttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/maharashtra-deputy-cm-r-r-patil-resigns/79454-3.html Maharashtra Deputy CM RR Patil resigns 1 December 2008 CNN-IBN 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202022605/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maharashtra-deputy-cm-r-r-patil-resigns/79454-3.html 2 December 2008 dead for controversial reactions to the attack including taking the former's son and Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma to tour the damaged Taj Hotel and the latter's remarks that the attacks were not a big deal in such a large city. Indian Muslims condemned the attacks and refused to allow burial of the bodies of the attackers in their graveyards. Groups of Muslims marched against the attackshttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08muslims.html Muslims in India Put Aside Grievances to Repudiate Terrorism Robert F. Worth 7 December 2008 The New York Times 22 September 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717070909/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08muslims.html live limited and mosques observed silence. Prominent Muslim personalities such as Bollywood actor Aamir Khan appealed to their community members in the country to observe Eid al-Adha as a day of mourning on 9 December.http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?642291 Muslims Condemn Mumbai Attacks, Call for Black Eid 4 December 2008 Outlook 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110718090144/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?642291 18 July 2011 The business establishment also reacted, with changes to transport, and requests for an increase in self-defence capabilities.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20081217/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_india_business_travel Mumbai attack dents business travel Erika Kinetz 17 December 2008 Yahoo News 21 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081231201918/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20081217/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_brief_india_business_travel 31 December 2008 Associated Press The attacks also triggered a chain of citizens' movements across India such as the India Today Group's "War Against Terror" campaign. There were vigils held across all of India with candles and placards commemorating the victims of the attacks.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20090119-be-the-change-738729-2009-01-09 Be the change 9 January 2009 India Today 28 February 2009 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405043019/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20090119-be-the-change-738729-2009-01-09 live subscription The NSG commandos based in Delhi also met criticism for taking ten hours to reach the three sites under attack.http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21305&issueid=82 Red tape delays NSG by 6 hours Aman Sharma 29 November 2008 India Today 15 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090112013546/http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21305&issueid=82 12 January 2009 livehttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Why_did_NSG_take_10_hours_to_arrive/articleshow/3775099.cms Why did NSG take 10 hours to arrive? 30 November 2008 The Economic Times Mumbai 15 June 2009 19 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201119220328/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Why_did_NSG_take_10_hours_to_arrive/articleshow/3775099.cms live Additionally, anti-Pakistan protests took place in Mumbai and nationwide in the aftermath of the attack. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-04/thousands-protest-as-anger-grows-in-mumbai/228716 Thousands protest as anger grows in Mumbai ABC News 4 December 2008 Reuters During the protests, demonstrators shouted Pakistan Murdabad (meaning Down with Pakistan), and many demanding cutting any ties with Pakistan. https://www.wrkf.org/2008-12-03/in-mumbai-residents-protest-response-to-attacks In Mumbai, Residents Protest Response To Attacks 3 December 2008 Reeves Philip WRKF NPR The sentiments against Pakistan surged after the attack in Mumbai, especially among Indian diaspora worldwide, https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2020/Nov/27/indian-americans-protest-outside-pakistani-consulate-demanding-justice-for-2611-victims-2228778.html Indian-Americans protest outside Pakistani Consulate demanding justice for 26/11 victims 27 November 2020 The New Indian Express and largely intensified after the 2019 Pulwama attack and the 2025 Pahalgam attack. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-terror-attack-aftermath-massive-anti-pakistan-protests-rock-jammu-1456586-2019-02-15 Pulwama terror attack aftermath: Massive anti-Pakistan protests rock Jammu 15 February 2019 Press Trust of India India Today https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pahalgam-terror-attack-protest-outside-pak-high-commission-in-delhi-after-jk-terror-attack-2713867-2025-04-24 Video: Protest outside Pak High Commission in Delhi after J&K terror attack 24 April 2025 India Today Pandey Manisha left|thumb|200px|Citizens gather outside The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel demanding the government take action. On 28 December 2010, 2 years after the attack, UPA leader Digvijaya Singh was criticised for attending a book launch which described that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had conspired the attack.https://www.firstpost.com/india/after-nawaz-sharifs-admission-of-pakistan-role-in-2611-time-congress-apologised-to-rss-india-4467507.html After Nawaz Sharif's admission of Pakistan role in 26/11, time Congress apologised to RSS, India Raghav Pandey 13 May 2018 Firstpost 22 May 2019 7 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190807084400/https://www.firstpost.com/india/after-nawaz-sharifs-admission-of-pakistan-role-in-2611-time-congress-apologised-to-rss-india-4467507.html live The book RSS ki Saazish (meaning Conspiracy by RSS), written by Aziz Burney, was extremely condemned by RSS members and opposition leaders.28 December 2010 RSS & 26/11: Digvijaya flags it off again, this time in Mumbai https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/rss-26-11-digvijaya-flags-it-off-again-this-time-in-mumbai/ 15 October 2022 The Indian Express Furthermore, the Congress party was also slammed for coining the terms of Hindu terrorists and Saffron terror, relating to several terror attacks across the nation before the November 2008 attack in Mumbai, most notably the bombings in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Delhi. https://indiafacts.org/manufacturing-a-fake-hindu-terror-narrative-bold-book-by-insider-implicates-congress/ Manufacturing a Fake Hindu Terror Narrative – Bold Book by Insider Implicates Congress 7 July 2018 Singh Sahana India Facts International reaction for the attacks was widespread, with many countries and international organisations condemning the attacks and expressing their condolences to the civilian victims. Many important personalities around the world also condemned the attacks.http://voanews.com/english/archive/2008-11/2008-11-27-voa32.cfm Mumbai Attacks Draw Worldwide Condemnation Tom Rivers 27 November 2008 Voice of America 1 January 2009 https://archive.today/20090318031207/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2008-11/2008-11-27-voa32.cfm 18 March 2009 dead Media coverage highlighted the use of social media and social networking tools, including Twitter and Flickr, in spreading information about the attacks. In addition, many Indian bloggers offered live textual coverage of the attacks.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3530640/Mumbai-attacks-Twitter-and-Flickr-used-to-break-news-Bombay-India.html Mumbai attacks: Twitter and Flickr used to break news Claudine Beaumont 27 November 2008 The Daily Telegraph London, UK 21 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219031027/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3530640/Mumbai-attacks-Twitter-and-Flickr-used-to-break-news-Bombay-India.html 19 February 2009 live registration A map of the attacks was set up by a web journalist using Google Maps.http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/tracking-the-mumbai-attacks/?pagemode=print Tracking the Mumbai Attacks Robert Mackey 26 November 2008 The New York Times 28 February 2009 26 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626195304/https://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/tracking-the-mumbai-attacks/?pagemode=print livehttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=18.922445,72.832242&spn=0.007054,0.007864&z=17&msid=105055855763538009401.00045c9d8b16af3ad1008 Map of Mumbai attacks 26 November 2008 Google Maps 6 February 2013 13 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140713102537/https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=18.922445,72.832242&spn=0.007054,0.007864&z=17&msid=105055855763538009401.00045c9d8b16af3ad1008 live The New York Times, in July 2009, described the event as "what may be the most well-documented terrorist attack anywhere".https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/world/asia/21india.html Suspect Stirs Mumbai Court by Confessing Polgreen Lydia Vikas Bajaj 20 July 2009 The New York Times 21 July 2009 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717070909/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/world/asia/21india.html live limited In November 2010, families of American victims of the attacks filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn, New York, naming Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, chief of the ISI, as being complicit in the Mumbai attacks. On 22 September 2011, the attack on the American Embassy in Afghanistan was attributed to Pakistan via cell phone records identical to the attacks in Mumbai, also linked to Pakistan.August 2024 On 30 September 2025, P. Chidambaram, who was appointed as home minister in the aftermath of the attack during the UPA government following the resignation of Shivraj Patil due to mishandling the event, revealed that in the aftermath of the attack, the government had decided not to retaliate against Pakistan for sponsoring the attack, due to intense international pressure, although they were ready to act. https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/us-stopped-us-from-acting-against-pak-p-chidambarams-big-26-11-confession-bjp-reacts-too-little-too-late-watch-11759201148165.html 'US stopped us from acting against Pak': Chidambaram's big 26/11 confession; BJP reacts – 'too little, too late' Watch Livemint 30 September 2025 Jeelani Gulam Several BJP leaders condemned the admission and accused the Congress party for being soft on Pakistan, commenting that the statement came too little, too late. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/upa-governments-decision-not-to-act-against-pakistan-after-2611-amounted-to-treachery-eknath-shinde/article70119924.ece UPA government's decision not to act against Pakistan after 26/11 amounted to treachery: Eknath Shinde The Hindu 3 October 2025 PTI Trials In India Trial of Ajmal Kasab Kasab's trial was delayed due to legal issues, as many Indian lawyers were unwilling to represent him. A Mumbai Bar Association passed a resolution proclaiming that none of its members would represent Kasab. However, the Chief Justice of India stated that Kasab needed a lawyer for a fair trial. A lawyer for Kasab was eventually found, but was replaced due to a conflict of interest.Kasab's lawyer Waghmare removed https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/apr/15/kasabs-lawyer-waghmare-removed-41310.html 13 January 2021 The New Indian Express 15 May 2012 2 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502111543/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/apr/15/kasabs-lawyer-waghmare-removed-41310.html live On 25 February 2009, Indian investigators filed an 11,000-page chargesheet, formally charging Kasab with murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India among other charges.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mumbai-terror-chargesheet-names-47/articleshow/4192720.cms Mumbai terror chargesheet names 47 26 February 2009 17 August 2022 The Economic Times Kasab's trial began on 23 March 2009, and he pled not guilty on 6 May 2009.Twists and turns of Mumbai court drama https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12369356 17 November 2021 BBC News 12 November 2012 16 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211116224559/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12369356 live On 10 June 2009, Devika Rotawan, a child who had been shot in her leg during the attack, identified Kasab as one of the attackers during her testimony.Pinglay Prachi Girl 'identifies Mumbai gunman' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8093749.stm 16 November 2021 BBC News 10 June 2009 16 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211116224543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8093749.stm live Biswas Soutik The girl who identified Qasab https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/11/anniversaries_are_remembrances_of_things.html 16 November 2021 BBC News 26 November 2010 7 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407081557/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/11/anniversaries_are_remembrances_of_things.html live He pled guilty on 20 July 2009. The judge found many of the 86 charges were not addressed in his confession, and therefore the trial continued 23 July 2009. Kasab initially apologised for the attacks and said he deserved the death penalty for his crimes, but on 18 December 2009, retracted his confession, and said he had been forced by police to make his confession. Kasab was convicted of all 86 charges on 3 May 2010. He was found guilty of murder for directly killing seven people, conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of the 164 people killed in the three-day terror siege, waging war against India, causing terror, and of conspiracy to murder two high-ranking police officers. On 6 May 2010, he was sentenced to death by hanging.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Kasab-guilty-Ansari-Sabauddin-Shaikh-acquitted/articleshow/5885540.cms 26/11: Kasab guilty; Ansari, Sabauddin Shaikh acquitted 3 May 2010 The Times of India 4 May 2010 26 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626195302/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Kasab-guilty-Ansari-Sabauddin-Shaikh-acquitted/articleshow/5885540.cms livehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8664179.stm Mumbai attack gunman Qasab sentenced to death 6 May 2010 BBC News 15 July 2011 8 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100508141053/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8664179.stm livehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/03/mumbai-gunman-convicted-murder Mumbai gunman convicted of murder over terror attacks Gethin Chamberlain 3 May 2010 The Guardian London, UK 3 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100506073534/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/03/mumbai-gunman-convicted-murder 6 May 2010 livehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Kasab-held-guilty-2-Indians-walk-free/articleshow/5887615.cms 26/11 Kasab held guilty 2 Indians walk free Swati Deshpande 3 May 2010 The Times of India 4 May 2010 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405044036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-Kasab-held-guilty-2-Indians-walk-free/articleshow/5887615.cms live However, he appealed his sentence at high court. On 21 February 2011, the Bombay High Court upheld the death sentence of Kasab, dismissing his appeal.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/With-HC-order-Kasab-one-step-closer-to-gallows/articleshow/7543562.cms With HC order, Kasab one step closer to gallows Shibu Thomas Swati Deshpande 22 February 2011 The Times of India 22 February 2011 14 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190414074736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/With-HC-order-Kasab-one-step-closer-to-gallows/articleshow/7543562.cms live On 29 August 2012, the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Kasab. The court stated, "We are left with no option but to award death penalty. The primary and foremost offence committed by Kasab is waging war against the government of India".https://www.dawn.com/news/745421 Indian Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Kasab 29 August 2012 Dawn 29 August 2012 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724143119/https://www.dawn.com/news/745421 live The verdict followed 10 weeks of appeal hearings, and was decided by a two-judge Supreme Court panel, which was led by Judge Aftab Alam. The panel rejected arguments that Kasab was denied a free and fair trial.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-29/death-sentence-for-mumbai-gunman-upheld-by-india-s-supreme-court Death Sentence for Mumbai Gunman Upheld by India's Supreme Court Patnaik Pratap 29 August 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek 29 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130721193410/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-29/death-sentence-for-mumbai-gunman-upheld-by-india-s-supreme-court 21 July 2013 Kasab filed a mercy petition with the President of India, which was rejected on 5 November. On November 21, 2012, at 7:30 AM, Kasab was hanged in Pune's Yerwada jail. The Indian embassy in Islamabad informed the Pakistani government of Kasab's hanging via letter. Pakistan refused to take the letter, which was then faxed to them. His family in Pakistan was sent news of his hanging via a courier.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ajmal-Kasab-hanged-at-Yerwada-Jail-in-Pune-at-730am/articleshow/17303820.cms Ajmal Kasab hanged at Yerwada Jail in Pune at 7:30 am 21 November 2012 The Times of India 21 November 2012 4 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201204135334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ajmal-Kasab-hanged-at-Yerwada-Jail-in-Pune-at-730am/articleshow/17303820.cms live Trial of Zabiuddin Ansari Zabiuddin Ansari, also known as Abu Hamza, a radicalized Indian national working for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, who was extradited from Saudi Arabia in June 2012, was interrogated by authorities in India on his role in the attack. While he revealed that the plot was planned for 2006 using Indian youth, the huge cache of arms and ammunition to be used for the attacks were seized in Aurangabad.https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/26-11-had-been-planned-originally-for-2006-reveals-abu-hamza-489999 26/11 had been planned originally for 2006, reveals Abu Hamza NDTV 26 June 2012 26 June 2012 Rajput Rashmi Ghosh Shamik On 2 August 2016, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in relation to the arms haul case by the special MCOCA court.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2006-Aurangabad-arms-haul-case-Abu-Jundal-six-others-sentenced-for-life/articleshow/53500736.cms 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case: Abu Jundal, six others sentenced for life The Times of India 2 August 2016 2 August 2016 Samervel Rebecca In Absentia Trial of Hafiz Saeed and Co-conspirators In August 2026, the Mumbai Police initiated an "in absentia" trial against Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Sajid Mir, Abu Alqama, Asim alias Abu Qahafa, and Major Abdur Rehman Pasha over their role in the attacks under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.2026-08-18 Jailed in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed to face in absentia trial in India for 26/11 Mumbai attack https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/26-11-mumbai-terror-attacks-hafiz-saeed-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-in-absentia-trial-10838224/ 2026-08-21 The Indian Express enMumbai Police Initiate In Absentia Trial Against Hafiz Saeed, 5 Others For 26/11 Attacks https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mumbai-police-initiate-in-absentia-trial-against-hafiz-saeed-5-others-for-26-11-mumbai-attacks-11926568 NDTV In Pakistan Indian and Pakistani police exchanged DNA evidence, photographs and items found with the attackers to piece together a detailed portrait of the Mumbai plot. Police in Pakistan arrested seven people, including Hammad Amin Sadiq, a homoeopathic pharmacist, who arranged bank accounts and secured supplies. Sadiq and six others began their formal trial on 3 October 2009 in Pakistan. Indian authorities said the prosecution stopped well short of top Lashkar leaders.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/asia/30mumbai.html Militant Network Is Intact Long After Mumbai Siege Lydia Polgreen Souad Mekhennet 30 September 2009 The New York Times 22 September 2019 19 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119160509/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/asia/30mumbai.html live limited In November 2009, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Pakistan had not done enough to bring the perpetrators of the attacks to justice.http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/23211836/Pakistan-has-not-done-enough-o.html Pakistan has not done enough on attacks Fareed Zakaria 23 November 2009 The Wall Street Journal 15 July 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091125112424/http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/23211836/Pakistan-has-not-done-enough-o.html 25 November 2009 Fareed Zakaria An eight-member commission comprising defence lawyers, prosecutors and a court official was allowed to travel to India on 15 March 2013 to gather evidence for the prosecution of seven suspects linked to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. However, the defence lawyers were barred from cross-examining the four prosecution witnesses in the case including Ajmal Kasab.http://tribune.com.pk/story/371467/2008-mumbai-attacks-indias-refusal-to-allow-cross-examination-challenged/ 2008 Mumbai attacks: India's refusal to allow cross-examination challenged Mudassir Raja 29 April 2012 The Express Tribune Karachi 22 September 2019 4 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404192642/https://tribune.com.pk/story/371467/2008-mumbai-attacks-indias-refusal-to-allow-cross-examination-challenged/ livehttp://nation.com.pk/national/14-Mar-2015/pakistan-india-trade-demarches-over-lakhvi-trial Pakistan, India trade demarches over Lakhvi trial Maqbool Malik 14 March 2015 The Nation Lahore 22 September 2019 9 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144859/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Mar-2015/pakistan-india-trade-demarches-over-lakhvi-trial live On the eve of the first anniversary of 26/11, a Pakistani anti-terror court formally charged seven accused, including LeT operations commander Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi. However, the actual trial started on 5 May 2012. The Pakistani court conducting trial of Mumbai attacks accused, reserved its judgement on the application filed by Lakhvi, challenging the report of the judicial panel, to 17 July 2012.http://www.firstpost.com/world/2611-trial-pak-court-reserves-decision-on-lakhvi-plea-377815.html 26/11 trial: Pak court reserves decision on Lakhvi plea 14 July 2012 Firstpost 22 September 2019 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405230005/https://www.firstpost.com/world/2611-trial-pak-court-reserves-decision-on-lakhvi-plea-377815.html live On 17 July 2012, the court refused to take the findings of the Pakistani judicial commission as part of the evidence. However, it ruled that if a new agreement, which allows the panel's examination of witnesses, is reached, the prosecution may make an application for sending the panel to Mumbai.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mumbai-terror-attacks-pak-court-calls-judicial-panels-report-illegal/975611/0 Mumbai terror attacks: Pak court calls judicial panel's report illegal 17 July 2012 The Indian Express 22 September 2019 subscription The Indian government, upset over the court ruling, however, contended that evidence collected by the Pakistani judicial panel has evidential value to punish all those involved in the attack.http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/26-11-Upset-over-Pak-court-ruling-India-says-will-talk-to-govt/Article1-890644.aspx 26/11: Upset over Pak court ruling, India says will talk to govt 17 July 2012 Hindustan Times 22 September 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120718050038/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/26-11-Upset-over-Pak-court-ruling-India-says-will-talk-to-govt/Article1-890644.aspx 18 July 2012 PTI On 21 September 2013, a Pakistani judicial commission arrived in India to carry out the investigation and to cross examine the witnesses. This is the second such visit: the one in March 2012 was not a successhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistani-judicial-panel-to-grill-26/11-witnesses/articleshow/22875065.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034438/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-22/india/42291272_1_26-11-witnesses-pakistani-judicial-panel-chenab live 28 September 2013 Pakistani judicial panel to grill 26/11 witnesses Rana Yudhvir 22 September 2013 The Times of India 6 December 2013 as its report was rejected by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan due to lack of evidence. On 17 July 2019, Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and one of the co-conspirators of the attack, was arrested in Gujranwala by the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the charges of terror financing, after it was found that Saeed's group Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) was financing terrorism from the funds collected by several non-profit organisations.Chronology of indictment of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chronology-of-indictment-of-jud-chief-hafiz-saeed/1682893 11 December 2019 Outlook https://web.archive.org/web/20191211104659/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chronology-of-indictment-of-jud-chief-hafiz-saeed/1682893 11 December 2019 dead 11 December 2019 PTI Saeed was sentenced to serve 15 years in December 2020 on several charges of terror financing, which was extended to 31 years in April 2022.Hafiz Saeed awarded 15-year jail in terror-financing case https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/764125-hafiz-saeed-awarded-15-year-jail-in-terror-financing-case The News International 25 December 2020 11 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20201225045417/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/764125-hafiz-saeed-awarded-15-year-jail-in-terror-financing-case 25 December 2020 Wahab Numan The following month, on 2 January 2021, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, another mastermind of the attack, was arrested on the same charges of terror financing, and handed a 15-year sentence.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-arrests-key-militant-terror-financing-charges-75011662 Pakistan arrests key militant on terror financing charges ABC News 2 January 2021 2 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210102105122/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-arrests-key-militant-terror-financing-charges-75011662 2 January 2021 dead Tanveer Asim Associated Press The arrests and sentencing were carried out after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) threatened the government of Pakistan to be put in the FATF Blacklist for failure to comply on money laundering and financing of terrorism, as Pakistan suffered from an economic crisis in 2022 after being put on the FATF grey list in 2018. On 24 June 2022, Sajid Mir, the co-plotter of the attack and a Pakistan Army Officer, was sentenced to 15 years for terror financing.Khan Wajahat S. Wajahat Saeed Khan 24 June 2022 Pakistan holds 'dead' alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks Nikkei Asia The Nikkei https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Terrorism/Pakistan-holds-dead-alleged-mastermind-of-2008-Mumbai-attacks registration 25 June 2022 Mir was earlier declared dead and Pakistan had denied his presence, but due to compliance of FATF actions, Pakistan was forced to admit about his existence.Subramanian Nirupama Tiwary Deeptiman 25 June 2022 26/11 planner Sajid Mir is in Pak custody, years after it claimed he died The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/26-11-planner-sajid-mir-is-in-pak-custody-years-after-it-claimed-he-died-7989732/ 25 June 2022 An interrogation with Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari revealed that Mir scouted targets in 2005 with a fake name and passport under the cricket diplomacy to watch the India-Pakistan ODI Cricket match at Mohali. Additionally, Ansari stated that after visiting several places in India, Mir prepared the Taj Hotel's miniature model to familiarise the attackers with the hotel.Tiwary Deeptimaan Pakistan used cricket diplomacy to survey terror targets https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-used-cricket-diplomacy-to-survey-terror-targets/articleshow/14514152.cms 25 June 2022 The Times of India 30 June 2012 Mir was reportedly poisoned in prison in December 2023.5 December 2023 Pak 'Fools' FATF: 26/11 Plotter, Lashkar Commander Sajid Mir 'Poisoned' In Jail Watch https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/pak-fools-fatf-26-11-plotter-lashkar-commander-sajid-mir-poisoned-in-jail-watch-101701761294292.html 2023-12-05 Hindustan Times Sajid Mir, key conspirator of Mumbai 26/11 attacks poisoned inside Pakistan's jail TOI Original - Times of India Videos https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/sajid-mir-key-conspirator-of-mumbai-26/11-attacks-poisoned-inside-pakistans-jail/videoshow/105744788.cms 2023-12-05 The Times of India 5 December 2023 Following the conviction of Mir, Lakhvi and Saeed, the Financial Action Task Force removed Pakistan from the greylist in October 2022.https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/pakistan-fatf-financial-action-task-force-grey-list-blacklist-explained-15000111.htm Pakistan is out of FATF grey list after four years — here's what it took 21 October 2022 CNBC TV18 On 15 November 2024, 11 days before the 16th anniversary of the attack, a video verified through facial recognition revealed about co-conspirator Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi participating in a fitness test, which questioned about Pakistan's compliance with international sanctions from the FATF. Despite his conviction, Lakhvi was reported to move freely in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Okara. India Today's intelligence sources described his arrest as a pseudo-event and cover-up, with no genuine enforcement of restrictions and pretense on seriousness to tackle terrorism.15 November 2024 'Naya' Pakistan wants to host Team India while terrorists roam freely in Lahore https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-cricket-team-pakistani-visit-champions-trophy-let-commander-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-2633952-2024-11-15 2024-11-16 India Today Kumar Ankit Ojha Arvind Sinha Sahil 15 November 2024 Zakir Rehman Lakhvi, Mumbai attack mastermind, moving freely in Pakistan with changed look Viral video https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/zakir-rehman-lakhvi-mumbai-attack-mastermind-spotted-freely-in-pakistan-gym-video-sparks-outrage-video-2024-11-15-961842 2024-11-16 India TV Kumar Ajeet In the United States The LeT operative David Headley (born Daood Sayed Gilani) in his testimony before a Chicago federal court during co-accused Tahawwur Rana's trial revealed that Mumbai Chabad House was added to the list of targets for surveillance given by his Inter Services Intelligence handler Major Iqbal, though the Oberoi Hotel, one of the sites attacked, was not originally on the list.http://www.rediff.com/news/report/how-oberoi-hotel-accidentally-became-a-26-11-target/20110615.htm How Oberoi hotel accidentally became a 26/11 target 15 June 2011 Rediff 22 September 2019 15 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190415064647/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/how-oberoi-hotel-accidentally-became-a-26-11-target/20110615.htm live Jha Lalit K On 10 June 2011, Tahawwur Rana was acquitted of plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks but was held guilty on two other charges.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/167713/rana-not-guilty-mumbai-india.html Rana acquitted on terror plot 10 June 2011 Deccan Herald 16 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111126020645/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/167713/rana-not-guilty-mumbai-india.html 26 November 2011 He was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on 17 January 2013.https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-tahawwur-rana-terrorism-plots-20130117,0,37764.story Businessman Tahawwur Rana gets 14 years for role in terrorism plots Michael Muskal 17 January 2013 Los Angeles Times 17 January 2013 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130118142603/http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-tahawwur-rana-terrorism-plots-20130117,0,37764.story live subscription In May 2023, a US court approved his extradition to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/us-court-approves-extradition-of-26/11-mumbai-attack-accused-tahawwur-rana-to-india/articleshow/100315994.cms US court approves extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India The Times of India 18 May 2023 20 May 2023 20 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230520154913/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/us-court-approves-extradition-of-26/11-mumbai-attack-accused-tahawwur-rana-to-india/articleshow/100315994.cms live David Headley pleaded guilty to 12 counts related to the attacks, including conspiracy to commit murder in India and aiding and abetting in the murder of six Americans. On 23 January 2013, he was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. His plea that he not be extradited to India, Pakistan or Denmark was accepted.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/us/david-c-headley-gets-35-years-for-mumbai-attack.html Planner Of Mumbai Attacks is Given a 35-Year Sentence Yaccino Steven 24 January 2013 The New York Times 22 September 2019 7 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190507135433/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/us/david-c-headley-gets-35-years-for-mumbai-attack.html live limited Extradition of Tahawwur Rana On 13 February 2025, US President Donald Trump confirmed the extradition of Rana to India, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in May 2023, after the government of India renewed its request for his extradition.Tahawwur Rana: US court approves extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65630608 7 March 2025 18 May 2023 Sebastian Meryl BBChttps://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trump-approves-26-11-mumbai-terror-attack-accused-tahawwur-ranas-extradition-to-india-7706002 Trump Clears Mumbai Terror Attack Accused Tahawwur Rana's Extradition To India 14 February 2025 NDTV Chakraborty Abhishek On 8 April 2025, after Rana's last plea to stop his extradition was rejected by the Supreme Court of the United States, a team of National Investigation Agency officers arrived in the United States to take Rana into custody. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/rana-loses-his-last-ditch-bid-to-thwart-extradition-to-india/ar-AA1CxUdQ Rana loses his last ditch bid to thwart extradition to India MSN 10 April 2025 14 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250414073140/https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/rana-loses-his-last-ditch-bid-to-thwart-extradition-to-india/ar-AA1CxUdQ dead He arrived in Delhi on 10 April 2025.Mumbai terror attacks accused extradited by US arrives in India https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v9w7yldk5o 10 April 2025 BBC Sebastian Meryl 10 April 2025 Memorials On the first anniversary of the event, the state paid homage to the victims of the attack. Force One—a new security force created by the Maharashtra government—staged a parade from Nariman Point to Chowpatty. Other memorials and candlelight vigils were also organised at the various locations where the attacks occurred.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-bustles-but-also-remembers-2611-victims/105997-3.html Mumbai bustles but also remembers 26/11 victims CNN-IBN 26 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091129130724/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-bustles-but-also-remembers-2611-victims/105997-3.html 29 November 2009 dead IANS 26 November 2009 thumb|200px|Mumbai 26/11 Attacks memorial bearing the names of people killed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. On the second anniversary of the event, homage was again paid to the victims.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.mumbai.anniversary/ India remembers Mumbai dead Harmeet Shah Singh 26 November 2010 CNN 31 December 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130101718/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.mumbai.anniversary/ live On the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Nariman House, one of the several establishments that were targeted by the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, were to be declared a memorial and renamed as Nariman Light House.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nariman-house-to-be-turned-into-memorial-for-all-26-11-victims-1396122-2018-11-25 Nariman House to be turned into memorial for all 26/11 victims Mustafa Shaikh 25 November 2018 India Today 26 November 2018 26 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126015126/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nariman-house-to-be-turned-into-memorial-for-all-26-11-victims-1396122-2018-11-25 live The Indian Express group hosts an annual memorial event, 26/11 – Stories of Strength, in Mumbai to pay homage to those killed in the ghastly terror attacks in the city in 2008.https://indianexpress.com/26-11/ 26/11 Stories of Strength 9 March 2020 23 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200223235416/https://indianexpress.com/26-11/ live The Indian Expresshttps://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/26-11-stories-of-strength-a-memorial-to-mark-11th-anniversary-of-mumbai-attacks/ss-BBXlHJO 26/11 Stories of Strength: A memorial to mark 11th anniversary of Mumbai attacks 9 March 2020 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724141655/https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/26-11-stories-of-strength-a-memorial-to-mark-11th-anniversary-of-mumbai-attacks/ss-BBXlHJO dead Jha Shreyasi The Indian Express MSN The memorial event started in 2016, is now organised at the Gateway of India and brings forth the inspiring stories of courage and strength of more than 100 survivors that the Indian Express has interviewed over the past decade. Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been the brand ambassador for the event over the years.https://www.adgully.com/26-11-stories-of-strength-89636.html 26/11 Stories of Strength 26 November 2019 9 March 2020 28 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191128182141/https://www.adgully.com/26-11-stories-of-strength-89636.html live Adgully On 22 November 2025, 4 days before the 17th anniversary of the attack, actor Shah Rukh Khan, along with prominent public figures and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid tribute to the victims at the Global Peace Awards held the Gateway of India in Mumbai, near to the Taj Hotel, one of the sites of the attack. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shah-rukh-khan-pays-tribute-to-26-11-pahalgam-terror-attack-and-delhi-blast-victims-9683714 Shah Rukh Khan Pays Tribute To 26/11, Pahalgam, Delhi Blast Victims: "Nothing Can Shake India" 23 November 2025 NDTV In his speech, Khan also paid tribute to the security personnel who were martyred in the attacks, while stating that when peace prevails, nothing can shake or defeat India, or break the spirit of its people. https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/jawan-actor-shah-rukh-khan-pays-tribute-to-terror-attack-victims-at-global-peace-honours-event-in-mumbai/cid/2134345 'Peace is the real revolution': Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to terror attack victims 23 November 2025 The Telegraph Online Published accounts :Category:Works based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks Documentaries Mumbai Massacre (2009), television documentary film by Victoria Midwinter Pitt about survivors of the attack. Originally broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, it was re-edited for PBS' Secrets of the Dead as the episode "Mumbai Massacre", it was also shown in Four Corners as the twenty-sixth episode of season 49.Fitzpatrick Colin Mumbai Massacre ~ Background Information: Secrets of the Dead https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/mumbai-massacre-background-information/502/ PBS 24 November 2009 15 August 2022 15 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815002237/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/mumbai-massacre-background-information/502/ live Terror in Mumbai https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/terror-in-mumbai/8952964 4 Corners Australian Broadcasting Corporation en-AU 3 August 2009 31 August 2022 31 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831164200/https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/terror-in-mumbai/8952964 live Terror in Mumbai (2009), British television documentary film by Dan Reed, broadcast by HBO which features audio tapes of the intercepted phone calls between the young gunmen and their controllers in Pakistan, and testimony from the sole surviving gunman.Hale Mike Using Tapes and a Timeline to Trace the Mumbai Massacre http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/arts/television/19hbo.html The New York Times 18 November 2009 15 August 2022 15 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815002251/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/arts/television/19hbo.html live Mumbai Terror Attacks (2010), Indian television documentary film by Ashish R. Shukla produced by Miditech and broadcast by Nat Geo India.Mumbai Terror Attacks http://www.natgeotv.com/in/mumbai-terror-attacks https://web.archive.org/web/20110411224349/http://natgeotv.com/in/mumbai-terror-attacks dead 11 April 2011 National Geographic en "City Under Siege" (2012), directed by Matthew Hinchcliffe, first episode of the television documentary series Black Ops with a focus on the rescue operation during the attacks.Black OPS Season 1 Episode 1 – City Under Siege https://www.yidio.com/show/black-ops/season-1/episode-1/links.html Yidio 21 August 2022 21 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015606/https://www.yidio.com/show/black-ops/season-1/episode-1/links.html live "Terror in Mumbai" (2011), directed by Mike Phillips, fourth episode of the American television docudrama series Got Home Alive, about foreign tourists caught in the attacks.Got Home Alive! - Season 1 https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Got-Home-Alive/0HETCDD724JRKMXWVJP9ASF27Y Prime Video en-us 31 August 2022 31 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831164201/https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Got-Home-Alive/0HETCDD724JRKMXWVJP9ASF27Y live "Mumbai Massacre" (2012), directed by Stan Griffin, sixth episode of season 5 of the television docudrama series Seconds from Disaster, focusing on intelligence failures which lead to the attacks.Seconds From Disaster Season 5 https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/seconds-from-disaster/season-5 JustWatch en 31 August 2022 31 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831164201/https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/seconds-from-disaster/season-5 live "Operation Black Tornado" (2018), third episode of the Indian television documentary series Battle Ops on the online channel Veer by Discovery.https://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece This R-Day, get ready for Discovery channel's 'Battle Ops' Deepa Alexander 25 January 2018 The Hindu 22 April 2018 6 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180806152611/https://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece livehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1py-qe26Os 9:56 Operation Black Tornado: How 26/11 Mumbai Attack Started Veer by Discovery 13 February 2018 YouTube 22 April 2018 20 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420062303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1py-qe26Os live Rubaru Roshni (2019), Indian documentary film by Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal broadcast by Star India, about survivors of the attacks.Rubaru Roshni https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/rubaru-roshni/1000228573 Disney+ Hotstar en 15 August 2022 15 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815002237/https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/rubaru-roshni/1000228573 dead Films Ashok Chakra: Tribute to Real Heroes (2010), a Hindi-language action-drama film, based on the attacks, directed by S.P. Muneshwar.https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=932 Ashok Chakra Tribute to Real Heroes - Movie Box Office India Crackers (2011), Indian animated film by Anil Goyal, inspired by the attacks. Operation Mumbai (2012), Indian action film by Ajit Varma which dramatises the events of the attacks including the motivations of Ajmal Kasab.2011-07-15 Kasab on celluloid en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/kasab-on-celluloid/article2230482.ece 2023-08-02 0971-751X Shahid (2012), Indian biographical drama film by Hansal Mehta, based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi – assassinated in 2010 after agreeing to defend Faheem Ansari who was accused of abetting the terrorists (was later found not-guilty by the courts).Hansal Mehta's 'Shahid' a gritty expose of deep-rooted prejudices https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/hansal-mehtas-shahid-a-gritty-expose-of-deeprooted-prejudices/ The Indian Express en 16 September 2012 The Attacks of 26/11 (2013), Indian action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, depicting the attacks based on the book Kasab: The Face of 26/11 by Rommel Rodrigues with a focus on Ajmal Kasab. Arrambam (2013), Indian action-thriller film by Vishnuvardhan about counter-terrorism operations in India, inspired by the attacks.http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/98861.html Rumors on Aarambam Storyline IndiaGlitz 19 October 2013 31 October 2013 22 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022060356/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/98861.html dead Phantom (2015), Indian action-thriller film by Kabir Khan, an alternative-historical account about the assassination of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.Phantom Review https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/phantom/critic-review/phantom-movie-review/ Bollywood Hungama 28 August 2015 en Taj Mahal (2015), French-Belgian thriller-drama film directed and written by Nicolas Saada. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. The film is about an 18-year-old French girl who was alone in her hotel room when the terrorists attacked the hotel.Agat films & Cie – ex nihilo http://agatfilmsetcie.com/fiche-film.php?id=655 agatfilmsetcie.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200809114925/http://agatfilmsetcie.com/fiche-film.php?id=655 2020-08-09 9 August 2020 dead Mumbai Siege: 4 Days of Terror (also known as One Less God) (2017), independent Australian film directed by Lliam Worthington, featuring the situation of some foreigners inside Taj Hotel.One Less God http://clpr.com.au/work/one-less-god CLPR Hotel Mumbai (2019), Indian action thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It has come under criticism for omitting any reference to the role of Pakistan in the terror strikes.https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/movie-on-mumbai-attacks-criticised-for-not-mentioning-role-of-pakistan/story-KncsLj9gStUIbQuTPJtIqI.html Movie on Mumbai attacks criticised for not mentioning role of Pakistan Bhattacharyya Anirudh 9 September 2018 Hindustan Times 15 September 2019 7 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190807084054/https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/movie-on-mumbai-attacks-criticised-for-not-mentioning-role-of-pakistan/story-KncsLj9gStUIbQuTPJtIqI.html live Punha 26/11 (Again 26/11), Indian action film set in the aftermath of the attacks with efforts to avert another strike on Mumbai.Punha 26/11 https://www.mxplayer.in/movie/watch-punha-2611-movie-online-796f92c518a9939fcdb6b053c3af8f5f MX Player The Interview (2021), Indian thriller film written and directed by Laurence Postma, about a journalist who foregoes the coverage of the attacks to interview a Bollywood actress.The Interview: Night of 26/11 Official Trailer Jackie Shroff Anjum Nayar Laurens Postma 28 July 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGluHdXVzec 2023-08-02 en YouTube Sooryavanshi (2021), Indian action film by Rohit Shetty set in the aftermath of the counter-terrorism operations following the attacks.Q61994951 Sooryavanshi Major (2022), Indian biographical-action film directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages, the film is based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was killed while rescuing hostages during the attacks.Q104608137 Major Dhurandhar (2025), Indian spy action thriller by Aditya Dhar. The plot revolves around several terror incidents in India such as the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.2025-11-20 Inside Operation Lyari, Pakistan's crackdown on gangs, which inspired Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/dhurandhar-movie-operation-lyari-pakistan-crackdown-gangs-13952441.html https://web.archive.org/web/20251126055043/https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/dhurandhar-movie-operation-lyari-pakistan-crackdown-gangs-13952441.html 2025-11-26 2025-12-30 Firstpost en Television Operation 26/11 (2021), Indian Hindi-language television miniseries by Ajit Varma, set in the aftermath of the attacks and focusing on counterterrorism operations therein.Ajit Varma https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/director/ajit-varma 2023-08-02 nettv4u en State of Siege: 26/11 (2020), Indian Hindi-language web series released on ZEE5, showing the attacks from the perspective of NSG Commandos. It is based on the book Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 by journalist Sandeep Unnithan.State of Siege: 26/11 https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/state-of-siege-2611/0-6-2370 ZEE5 en Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (2021), Indian Hindi-language medical drama series on Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed by Nikhil Advani and Nikhil Gonsalves. It follows the staff of Bombay General Hospital during the night of the attacks.26 August 2021 Mumbai Diaries 26/11 trailer out. Amazon series shows doctors' struggle during attack https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/mumbai-diaries-26-11-trailer-out-amazon-series-shows-doctors-struggle-during-attack-1845499-2021-08-26 12 September 2021 India Today en25 August 2021 Mumbai Diaries 26/11 trailer: Amazon series shows the night of terror, as lived by doctors who did not give up https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/mumbai-diaries-26-11-trailer-amazon-series-shows-the-night-of-terror-as-lived-by-doctors-who-didn-t-give-up-101629903901656.html 12 September 2021 Hindustan Times en Books Kasab: The Face of 26/11 (2010), by Rommel Rodrigues focuses on Ajmal Kasab, the sole terrorist who was caught. It is the basis of the aforementioned film The Attacks of 26/11.The Attacks Of 26/11 http://www.attacksof2611.com/ attacksof2611.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130218092040/http://www.attacksof2611.com/ 2013-02-18 18 February 2013 26/11: RSS Ki Saazish? (2010; 26/11: An RSS Conspiracy?), by journalist Aziz Burney forwarded a conspiracy theory that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was somehow linked to the attack. He launched the book in the presence of Indian National Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Burney later apologised after the RSS pursued a legal case against him.http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/for-linking-rss-to-2611-aziz-burney-says-sorry-on-front-page/743433/0 For linking RSS to 26/11, Aziz Burney says sorry on front page Seema Chishti 29 January 2011 The Indian Express 22 May 2019 15 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180615140844/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/for-linking-rss-to-2611-aziz-burney-says-sorry-on-front-page/743433/0 livehttps://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rss-rejects-aziz-burney-apology-to-pursue-case-against-him-1501809 RSS rejects Aziz Burney apology, to pursue case against him 1 February 2011 Daily News and Analysis 22 May 2019 21 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180921013013/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rss-rejects-aziz-burney-apology-to-pursue-case-against-him-1501809 live The Siege: The Attack on the Taj (2013), non-fiction book by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy. It is an account of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and was published by Penguin Books.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-siege-takes-the-reader-into-the-heart-of-the-2611-attack/437423-40-101.html The Siege takes the reader into the heart of the 26/11 attack CNN-IBN 3 December 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131206123948/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-siege-takes-the-reader-into-the-heart-of-the-2611-attack/437423-40-101.html 6 December 2013 Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 (2016), non-fiction book by Indian journalist Sandeep Unnnithan presenting a blow-by-blow account of the terrorist attack and how it was thwarted by India's security forces including the efforts of the Indian Navy's Marine Commandos as well as an ill-equipped yet valiant Mumbai Police. Its primary focus is on the 51 Special Action Group of National Security Guard, commanded by the decorated Indian Army Special Forces officer Brigadier Sunil Sheoran. The book delves into the reasons for the delayed arrival of the NSG, including home minister Shivraj Patil wanting to fly in the NSG aircraft and coming an hour late to board the plane which inturn delayed the NSG's arrival into the city and Southern Army Commander Lt. General. Noble Thamburaj touring the Taj Mahal Hotel with his wife while the NSG operation was still on. It was adapted into the aforementioned web series State of Siege: 26/11 (2020).4 November 2016 Book Review: Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 https://www.indiastrategic.in/book-review-black-tornado-the-three-sieges-of-mumbai-2611/ 5 February 2022 India Strategic26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Films, books and documentaries that encapsulate the horrors of a city under siege https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/2611-mumbai-terror-attacks-films-books-and-documentaries-that-encapsulate-the-horrors-of-a-city-under-siege-9054511.html 5 February 2022 Firstpost26/11: Southern Army Commander's terror tourism during Mumbai attack https://www.dailyo.in/politics/26-11-southern-army-commanders-terror-tourism-during-mumbai-attack/story/1/807.html 5 February 2022 DailyO Sandeep Unnithan's book Black Tornado reveals that Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj toured the Taj Mahal Palace hotel with his wife on 28 November 2008 even as NSG commandos engaged four terrorists there.10 May 2019 Sandeep Unnithan's book on 26/11 attacks to be made into a web series https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/sandeep-unnithan-s-book-on-26-11-attacks-to-be-made-into-a-web-series-1521688-2019-05-10 5 February 2022 India Today Let Me Say It Now (2020), memoir by Indian police officer Rakesh Maria who was given the responsibility of investigating the attacks and personally interrogated Ajmal Kasab. He revealed the extent to which terrorists had gone to ensure their bodies would be mis-identified as Hindus, to lend credence to the conspiracy theory that the attack was the handiwork of Hindu extremists, and thus provide the Pakistani authorities with plausible deniability. According to Maria, Lashkar-e-Taiba wanted Kasab to be killed as a Bengaluru resident named "Samir Dinesh Chaudhari", with a "red (sacred) thread" tied around his wrist to portray the attack as a case of "Hindu terror", but their plan apparently did not succeed and the police nabbed Kasab. LeT had even given each terrorist a fake identity card listing an Indian address, to further strengthen the circumstantial narrative. If everything went according to plan, Kasab would have died as Chaudhari and the media would have blamed 'Hindu terrorists' for the attack. Kasab, in his confessional account, acknowledged this plot, as did David Headley, who corroborated this account by confirming that the sacred threads to be worn around the terrorists' wrists to identify them as Hindus, were procured from Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple.https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ajmal-kasab-was-given-hindu-identity-to-make-it-appear-hindu-terror-retired-ips-officer-rakesh-maria-805876.html Ajmal Kasab was given Hindu identity to make it appear Hindu terror Mritunjay Bose 18 February 2020 Deccan Herald 27 April 2019 30 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200530051403/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ajmal-kasab-was-given-hindu-identity-to-make-it-appear-hindu-terror-retired-ips-officer-rakesh-maria-805876.html livehttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/let-planned-to-project-26/11-attack-as-hindu-terror-rakesh-maria/articleshow/74192048.cms LeT planned to project 26/11 attack as Hindu terror: Rakesh Maria 18 February 2020 The Economic Times 27 April 2019 18 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218203604/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/let-planned-to-project-26/11-attack-as-hindu-terror-rakesh-maria/articleshow/74192048.cms live See also India List of massacres in India List of Islamist terrorist attacks 1993 Bombay bombings 2006 Mumbai train bombings 2025 Pahalgam attack 2002 attack on American cultural centre in Kolkata 1993 Bowbazar bombing November 2015 Paris attacks Westgate shopping mall attack, Nairobi, Kenya Survivor registry Notes lower-alpha References Further reading Nizam, la tanzim (System, not organization): Do organizations matter in terrorism today? A study of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks Acharya Arabinda Marwah Sonal 2010 Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 34 1 1–16 10.1080/1057610X.2011.531455 143924893 The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks:(Re-) constructing Indian (counter-) terrorism Kolås Åshild 2010 Critical Studies on Terrorism 3 1 83–98 10.1080/17539151003594244 144063969 Menon Shivshankar Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy https://books.google.com/books?id=GduACwAAQBAJ 2016 Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press 60–81 978-0-8157-2911-2 At the Threshold of Order: Responses to the Mumbai Attacks Svensson Ted 2013 Global Society 27 3 283–298 10.1080/13600826.2013.790790 144513513 External links November 2008 Mumbai attacks Incident Summary at the Global Terrorism Database http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/MumbaiDossier/Mumbai-1-20-1st.htm Mumbai Dossier NDTV dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090117212606/http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/MumbaiDossier/Mumbai-1-20-1st.htm 17 January 2009 http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20090314200903140230449709332dbe7/They-said-kill-till-you-die-par-hum-bhi-insan-hain-yaar.html They said, kill till you die... par hum bhi insan hain yaar 14 March 2009 Mumbai Mirror 22 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121020141849/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20090314200903140230449709332dbe7/They-said-kill-till-you-die-par-hum-bhi-insan-hain-yaar.html 20 October 2012 [Interview of captured terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab] https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/mumbai-massacre-watch-a-preview/494/ Mumbai Massacre 25 November 2009 Secrets of the Dead PBS Web of Terror. PBS Frontline. WGBH (interactive journalism). 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