EP4 : Snakes in Khakhi

Mumbai witnessed murder and mayhem at multiple locations – cafés, hotels, railway platforms. The question is: why did the security agencies not thwart the series of terror attacks? Since 2006, they had been were receiving intelligence alerts including those relating to 'Sea -borne attack,” 'Fidayeen attacks (suicide attacks) and a 'multi-target attack.' Still, no concrete step was taken to foil the devastating attacks.

The devious design behind the 26/11 attacks was to blame Hindus for one of the most devastating terror strikes on Indian soil. The terrorists sank the fishing trawler and left their GPS set on it. The idea was to leave no clue of their journey from Karachi. They would then land off the coast of Mumbai and die fighting India’s security forces. The masterplan was to deceptively paint the attacks as an act of 'Hindu Terror' but Ajmal Kasab was captured alive.

The attack on 26/11 remains one of the most vicious acts of terrorism on Indian soil. But apart from the attackers, very little is known about the man who was directing the entire episode from behind the scenes. The story of Sajid Mir, the key conspirator behind 26/11.

It was the most dramatic and sophisticated terrorist attack since the Al-qaeda attacks on September 11 in 2001. It was believed that LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and his military commander Zaki-ur-Rehman were the masterminds behind these attacks. But were they?