Mumbai Saturday held a grand funeral for the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare who was killed in the battle to fight against militants.
Hemant Karkare's body was on Saturday brought to his home in central Mumbai ahead of the funeral. But the cremation was delayed so that his two daughters who live abroad could return in time for the last journey.
Army officers, local government officials and citizen representative paid tribute to Karkare, who was called a hero by local media.
As terrorists Wednesday night targeted 10 Mumbai landmarks, Karkare donned his helmet and bullet-proof jacket and set out to take them on. The protection, however, proved inadequate and Karkare fell to the terrorists' bullets.
Totally 148 people were killed in the attacks and 327 were injured, according to local NDTV.
Karkare had taken over the ATS in January after a seven-year stint with India's external intelligence agency Research Analysis Wing.
Source: Xinhua
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