Mumbai Terror Attack 26/11 Witness

It was a just another evening on 26 November 2008, was switching through coutnless TV channels at around 9:30 PM and happend to see this news on one of the News channel about some firing among two gangs at Narimon Point. Still surfing the TV channels looking for a treat, came across the same news at around 9:45 PM, but this time the news changed titles, it talked about some gangster held up by Mumbai Police (Apna Pandu) at Nariman House.

Eager to see the action live, I took my bike and took off towards south mumbai, on the way while fueling the bike at a petrol pump near Byculla, over a convesation with the standy person, heared that its was more than just a gangster cross fire. It was a Terrorist Attact! Yes, a terror event. More worried and the same time anxious, fled towards CST, met with this nakabandi just under the JJ flyover near Crawford market and had to sideline. There was a bunch of Police jeeps (Pandu Mahindra Bolero) and other localites diverting the Taxis and motorists back (and some sped through them) and didn't let anyone go towards CST station and further.

Getting more anxious on whats happening on the other end and still not realizing the whole story, I moved slowly on foot under the bridge further to get a glimpse of the furthest road, but could only see police barricades and Police shoo away us.
Worried and thrilled at the same, I wanted to get more closer to the action, so took my Bike and rode through behind Cama hospital and came across another barricade just in front of the rear gate of the hospital, and had to sideline and watch the police from a distance. This time got to know about the terror story, but not the whole, there were talks among the localites in Tamil (i do undetstand Tamil as its my mother tounge) and the taxis drivers hearing shots of gun firing in the CST station and nearby Cama Hospital. Everyone around was calm at the same time showd the usual Indian setiment and continued the conversation. Just then a Police jeep came in the middle of the road and few Pandus got down the road and started stopping the Cabs and bikes for check (not of much use). It was weired to watch a senior police scare the s*** of out two motorist by awkwardly pointing the gun at them. Once again they shooed us away, still not closer to the action, I rode towards Gateway, and ofcourse had to skip the Pandu (you need to know how to evade them on Mumbai roads at night) and reached Gateway from the Taj Towers end. As I aproached closer I could see lot of Police and crowd ...

Will be continued...