Mumbai: Floral tributes were paid on Thursday to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008.
"Their sacrifice will never be erased from the memory of time and history. Today, we pay tribute to our saviours #2611Attack #2611Martyrs," Mumbai Police tweeted.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray paid their respects at the newly-built memorial at the police headquarters in south Mumbai.
The memorial has been relocated from the site at Police Gymkhana in Marine Drive to the police headquarters at Crawford Market due to the ongoing work on the Coastal Road project, said an official.
The 12th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attack was attended by a limited number of people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the family members of the martyred police personnel also paid their tributes at the memorial.
Param Bir Singh, Commissioner of Mumbai police tweeted, "Saluting the Bravehearts whose sacrifice still ignites the spirits of millions #2611Attack #2611Martyrs #SalutingMartyrs."
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar also paid tribute to the policemen and other security personnel who laid their lives during the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and called for a resolve to intensify the fight against terrorism.
On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived through sea route and opened fire, killing 166 innocent people, including 19 security personnel, injuring several others during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai.
Nine terrorists were later killed by security forces with the assistance of the country's elite commando force.
Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist to be captured.