NSG Chief Continued Operation Even After Relative Killed In 26/11 Attacks
NDTV
Jyoti Krishan Dutt's son Anuj told ANI about several such facts about the operation managed by his father which he said "many are unaware".
As the country observed the 13th anniversary of the November 26, 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai on Friday, when 10 heavily armed men laid siege to the city through a series of coordinated attacks after entering via sea route, only a few know the fact that the then National Security Guard (NSG) chief Jyoti Krishan Dutt, who headed the elite commando force during the operation, continued his duty even after knowing that one of his relatives was killed by the terrorists in the attack.
Jyoti Krishan Dutt's son Anuj told ANI about several such facts about the operation managed by his father which he said "many are unaware". The 1971-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) West Bengal cadre officer Dutt, who was the NSG Director-General between August 11, 2006 - February 28, 2009, died in May this year due to COVID-19.
Talking on the phone, Mr Anuj reminded how his father remained reachable on mobile to all people, including government officials, politicians, his force personnel, media and several people who called him to inform that his or her relative is stuck in one of the rooms of hotels captured by the 10 gunmen who were believed to be connected to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization.
Explaining in detail, Mr Anuj said he was working in Mumbai in 2008 and at the time of the 26/11 attack, "I had gone to Colombo to attend a meeting".
