I went to India for the second time in October 2019. After living in Mumbai for a month, I lived near the Mumbai Hotel and passed by it almost every day. I have been there several times, and now I can no longer see the traces of the terrorist attack, and the occupancy rate has recovered. It's just that now you have to go through security checks to enter the hotel, and you will pass through a long corridor. There are many exquisite jewelry displayed in the window.
The room rate here is not cheap, one thousand five hundred yuan a night, depending on the hotel hardware is also three-star.
Sitting on the sofa in the hotel lobby, it is hard to imagine the tragic sight of this place many years ago.
The nearby street is another hard-hit area that has been attacked, a restaurant --- it is famous for the Australian novel "Xiang Taran", which attracts a large number of European and American tourists, and then attracts terrorists to throw bombs.
I went there and ate ice cream once. With my Indian friends, the business is still very good, and the ice cream tastes good. A ball is equivalent to fifty yuan, which is expensive locally. There is a security guard at the entrance. The lobby is full of tables. There are forty or fifty sheets, with large windows facing the street.
To be honest, eating there is still a bit scary.
In fact, the local police station is diagonally across the road, next to a church. I used the excuse to go to the bathroom to see it. This police station also appeared in Xiang Talan. This is called flying.
After the police visited, they found that Xiang Talan was a very good person. He opened a clinic for free in the slum, and he was much more polite to him.
The first time I came to Mumbai was in March 2019. At the time, I was staying at the Panda Youth Hostel nearby. I met a young Swedish man. He also took a copy of Xiang Taran to read. He told me that the story in the book happened nearby. .
Yes, there is a lively night market nearby. At night, there are stalls selling clothes downstairs, and people can't walk. The protagonist in the book is doing foreign exchange business here.
As for the nearby slum slum, it is probably the place where the protagonist lived, and I have been there two or three times.
Ten terrorists landed in Mumbai with a population of 21 million, and there were 50,000 policemen, as if entering an unforeseen city into an undefended city.
Only three days later, he was shot dead. 195 people have been killed and hundreds injured.
If five hundred people landed, wouldn't it be necessary to occupy Mumbai?
The police in Mumbai were only equipped with 500 Lee-style rifles used during World War II, and the others were armed with wooden sticks.
The terrorist took AK47.
I don't know how much the equipment of the police in Mumbai has improved.
I've been to Mumbai, and I've also been to the CST train station where many people died. At the time, I didn't expect it to be a mess. Cameras are not allowed now. No security check is required.
I have passed through the Taj Mahal Hotel several times and never went in to see it. At that time, 54 people were killed in it. The current occupancy rate is only 30%. Before the incident, it was 70%.
Among those killed was a Chinese female lawyer from Singapore who came to Mumbai on a business trip and died here.
Isn't it possible for Indian civilians to hold guns?
If there was a big reward, someone would show up.
How so four policemen entered the hotel with four pistols and were shot dead by terrorists indiscriminately. One of them is the commander of the special forces in Mumbai,
A mere four terrorists occupied the hotel for three days.
If you use the crowded tactics, the first and second floors of the hotel, and one person enters each room, the result will be different. Terrorists will not have enough time to smash in and kill people one after another.
In terms of counter-terrorism experience, this is a failed case.
As a foreigner, the lesson that can be learned is that the police cannot count on going to India.
At that time, the Indian special forces were far away in Delhi and were about to set off. As a result, the helicopter broke down again and repaired for eight hours.
Guns are legal in India. The problem is that those who can afford guns are considered wealthy people in India. A gun is more than 1,000 yuan.
It is conceivable that if a group of militias attack terrorists, the effect will not be ideal. But it's better than doing nothing.
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