Re: Terror attack in Mumbai, Hotel Oberoi under siege
Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare was killed in the gunfight.
He was leading the investigation into the Malegoan bombing case in which 10 Hindus including an army officer were arrested and was threatening to arrest more Hindi extremists.
A death threat was apparently made against him on Monday
An anonymous caller, who used a PCO to contact Pune police, threatened to blow up the residence of Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief Hemant Karkare “within a couple of days”, a top official confirmed on Wednesday.
The caller who spoke a few lines in Marathi on November 24 evening cut the line after giving the threat, Rajendra Sonavane, Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), said.