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Photos of 8 slain terrorists released

Rahi Gaikwad

The ultras did not know of one another’s identity until they set sail on hijacked trawler Kuber

Bada Abdul Rehaman Taj Palace

Mumbai: The police on Tuesday released the names of nine terrorists involved in the terror attacks here. They also released photos of eight of them.

Abu Ali Taj Palace

Joint Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria said the four terrorists killed at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower were Hafiz Arshad alias Bada Abdul Rehaman from Multan, Javed alias Abu Ali from Okara district, Shoaib alias Abu Soheb from Narowal in Sialkot and Nazeer alias Abu Umer from Faisalabad. As Umer’s body was badly charred, the police could not get his picture.

Abu Soheb Taj Palace

Some of the photos were taken from the fake identity cards which the assailants carried, Mr. Maria said.

Abdul Rehaman Chota Oberoi Hotel

The Nariman House attackers were Nasir alias Abu Umar from Faisalabad and Babar Imran alias Abu Akasha from Multan.

Fahad Ullah Oberoi Hotel

The terrorists who targeted Trident-Oberoi were Abdul Rehaman alias Abdul Rehaman Chota from Arafwala, Multan Road, and Fahad Ullah alias Abu Fahad from Dipalpur taluka in Okara.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus pair had long been identified as Ismail Khan alias Abu Ismail from Dera Ismail Khan district in the North-West Frontier Province and Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ (Iman) alias Abu Mujahid, his training name. Ismail was killed in the Girgaum Chowpatty encounter and Ajmal was nabbed and his photo is already in public domain.

Among the attackers, Shoaib, 20, was the youngest and Umar, 28, the oldest. “He was married. His wife is either dead or has been divorced,” Mr. Maria said. Ajmal was 21 and the rest fall in the age group of 23 to 25.

Ismail Khan CST

The terrorists did not know of one another’s identity until they set sail on the hijacked trawler Kuber, said Mr. Maria.

The Kuber journey lasted around three-and-half days and the information on the identities were obtained through Ajmal’s interrogation.

Umar, Umer and Ismail were experienced fighters and not new to combative action, he said.

“Misled”

Nasir alias Abu Umar Nariman House

Ajmal, who reportedly felt that he was “misled” into conducting the terror attack, underwent an indoctrination process of three weeks before he joined the group.

In a six-line letter to his parents, he reportedly regretted not having listened to the elders. He opined that youth should not be led by indoctrination, Mr. Maria said.

Arrest warrants