Casualties of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Casualties of the 2008 Mumbai attacks include civilians, Indian security personnel, and the 10 terrorists from Pakistan. Western media reported that the main targets of the attack appeared to be Americans, Britons, Australians and Jews, though most of the casualties were locals.[1] Interrogation of the captured terrorist indicate no specific orders to kill westerners but to kill as many people, anybody, as they could. At least 166 people had been killed[2] in the attacks and 293 wounded.[3]
Nationality[edit]
Names of the people killed in the attack[edit]
Sohel Abdul Sheikh (5), Siddhiq Firoz Sheikh (39), Rajendra Prasad Ramchandra Morya (20), Heena Sheikh (16), Shabira Majid Sheikh (40), Sanju Husain Ghorpade (15), Hasina Sheikh (20), Manora Begam (60), Mukhtar Sheikh (45), Abdul Razak (22), Frook Nasiruddin Khaliluddin (53), Adhikrao Kale (38), Anand Bhimraya Arjungi (32), Tejas Arjungi (3), Santosh Yadav (23), Manoj Phulchand Kanojia (22), Mohan Shinde (19), Nathuni Baburao Gavane (57), Asif Mohammed (26), Firoz Khan (44), Nivruthi Baburao Gavane (57), Thomvanshi Pirumal (60), Nimba Shyampuri Gosavi (40), Hemant Shadulkar (22), Maltidevi Madan Gupta (62), Ramzan Sharif Kadar (23), Abdul Salam Qureshi (50), Bichand Ramprad Gupta (30), Ashok Shivaram Patil (52), Prabhu Kumar Laldev (21), Fakir Mohammed (38), Sushant Patil (38), Manoj Basudev Thakur (27), Unknown (40), Ramchandra Morya (40), Annasaheb Ambu Waghmode (19), Laxman Shivaji Undekar (25), Abdul Rashid (45), Dadarao Jadhav (30), Suryabhan Gupta (35), Mohammed Siddique (29), Kanya Sahane (24), Ravi Ranjan Giri (26), Nafisa Sadaf Qureshi (46), Unknown (60), Chandrankant Lokhande (60), Akhilesh (26), Sushant Panda (22), Imran Bagwan Babu (33), Ashok Kumar Rathod (18), Mahadev Datta Petkar (30), Dilsad Petakar (40), Sabbir Abdul Dalal (52), Pappukumar Laldev (21), Priyanka Giri (25), Ramchandra Nair (28), Vijay Palke (38), Ashok Babu Sunnappa (55), Santosh Dattaram Veer (38), Anil Sakharam Varal (30), Rekha Rathod (30), Anil Kumar Danojee Hadkulkar (39), Vijay Ramchandra Khot (52), Niranjan Sadashiv Sardar (60), Santosh Kanojia (31), Sourab Mishra (29), Miraj Alam (24), Mohan Bharti (57), Mumtaz Khan (28), Sulochana Lokhande (50), Jayram Hira Chauhan (28), Rehmant Ali Sheikh (17), Surendrakumar Kanojia (35), Shivkumar Sawant (18), Alok Gupta (20), Unknown (35), Nirmala Ponna Durai (30), Bharat Shyam Naodiya (25), Sarika Upadhyay (32), Idiraj Louis (40), Lalji Pande (54), Mohammed Ayub Abdul Ansari (25), Habibul Rahman Khan (30), Vishshwer Shushupal Pachare (22), Afroz Abbas Ansari (30), Mohammed Parvez Ansari (27), Ibrahim Abdul Rehman (45), Vibha Singh (38), Bajrangi Jaykaran (50), Prashant Das (30), Ganpat Gangaram Shivgan (34), Santosh B Kanojia (31), Devika Rotavan (10), Minakshi Sada Dani (40), Samadhan More (22), Sushma Yadav (21), Sheetal Yadav (4 months), Asha Borade (36), Bharat Satu Prasad Gujar (32), Rasika Kushna Sawant (22), Bebi Ashok Yadav (26), Bharat Ramchandra Bhosale (53), Sanjay Yadav (25), Sanjay Laxman Katar (23), Asif Babubhai Menan, Betty Alfonso (58), Manvara Ali Sheikh (60), Vatsala Kurade (30), Balaji Baburao Khatmole (53), Akshay Tanaji Supekar (11), Anil Mahadev Nirmal (25), Raju Panduran Mane (26), Rajan Iswar Kamble (50), Uguarinni (62)- Italian national, Ramesh Chervotu (41), Unknown (25), Anamika Gupta (28), Ashok Mohanlal Rathod (18), Sangeet Niranjan Sardar (50), Hawa Begam Abdul Sheikh (25), Sahabaj Zakir Khan (29), Raju Prajapati (26), Ganpat Gangaram Shivgan (34), Vijaya Rajkamal Khushvah (35), Sameer Chaudhary (28), Raziyabegum Ayub Qureshi (35), Jogen Mishra (26), Rabbi Gavriel Holzberg (29), Rivka Holzberg (28), Bentzion Kruman (26), Rabbi Leibish Teitelbaum (37), Yoheved Orpaz (62), Norma Shvarzblat Rabinovich (50)
| Nationality | Deaths | Injured |
|---|---|---|
| Indian | 138 | 256 |
| American | 4[4][5] | 2[5] |
| German | 3[6] | 3 |
| Australian | 2[7] | 2 |
| Canadian | 2 | 2 |
| Israeli-Americans | 2[4] | – |
| Israeli | 2[4][8] | – |
| French | 2[9] | – |
| Italian | 2 | – |
| Cypriot-British | 1 | – |
| Dutch | 1[10] | 1[11] |
| Japanese | 1 | 1 |
| Jordanian | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysian | 1[12] | |
| Mauritian | 1[13][14] | – |
| Mexican | 1[15] | – |
| Singaporean | 1[16] | – |
| Thai | 1[17] | – |
| Austrian | – | 1[18] |
| Spanish | – | 2[6][19][20] |
| British | – | 7 |
| Chinese | – | 1[6] |
| Omani | – | 2[6] |
| Filipino | – | 1[21] |
| Finnish | – | 1[6] |
| Norwegian | – | 1[22] |
| Total | 166 | 293 |
Among the dead were 138 Indians (including 17 policemen and NSG commandos) and 28 foreigners. The breakdown of the foreigners was as follows: four Americans, three Germans, two Israeli-Americans, two Israelis, two Australians, two Canadians, two French, two Italians, one British-Cypriot, one Dutch, one Japanese, one Jordanian, one Malaysian, one Mauritian, one Mexican, one Singaporean and one Thai.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
In addition, nine of the ten attackers were killed and one was captured.[7][31]
Twenty-seven other foreigners of different nationalities were injured in the terror strikes and were admitted to the Bombay Hospital. Hospital sources said the injured foreigners were from Australia, USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Spain, Norway, Finland, Oman, China, Japan, the Philippines and Jordan.[29]
Officers and government workers[edit]
According to Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, 15 policemen and two NSG commandos were killed, including the following officers:[27][32]
- Assistant Police Sub-Inspector Tukaram Omble,[33] who succeeded in capturing a terrorist alive, with his bare hands.
- Joint Commissioner of Police Hemant Karkare, the Chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad[34]
- Additional Commissioner of Police: Ashok Kamte[34]
- Encounter specialist Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar[34]
- Senior Inspector Shashank Shinde[34]
- NSG Commando, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
- NSG Commando, Hawaldar Gajendra Singh
Three railway officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus had also been killed in the terror strikes.[35]
Casualties at CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus)[edit]
Many civilians, including children, were killed at the CST railway station by terrorists. The terrorists used AK-47 rifles to shoot recklessly and threw grenades everywhere in the station.
Casualties at Taj Mahal Hotel[edit]
Twelve staff members of the T LKDvy
Casualties at Oberoi Hotel[edit]
In the attack on Oberoi-Trident hotel, 4 hotel guests, 18 diners, and 10 staffers died, and nine people were injured, including two staffers.[36] Lo Hwei Yen, 28, a Singaporean lawyer at Stephenson Harwood's Singapore office lost her life. She was taken hostage in the Oberoi Hotel during the attacks. A scholarship has been established in her name.
Casualties at Leopold Cafe[edit]
The injured included among others, Sourav Mishra, a Reuters journalist, who was one of the first witnesses of the attacks.[37] He received severe bullet injuries and was quoted across world media for initial comments on the attack through Reuters reportage.[38][39] French filmmaker, Kate Chaillat, was with Sourav during the attack.[40] Chaillat witnessed the event, and escaped unhurt.[41]
Compensation for victims[edit]
The Government of Maharashtra announced Rs. 500,000 (about 10,000 USD) compensation to the kin of those killed in the terror attacks and Rs. 50,000 (about 1,000 USD) to the seriously injured.[42]
By location[edit]
| Location | Type of attack | Dead | Rescued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Harbour | Shootings; hostages. | 4 | none |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria) railway station | Shootings; grenade attacks. | 58[43][44] | none |
| Leopold Cafe, Colaba | Shootings; grenade explosion.[45] | 10[46] | none |
| Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel | Shootings;[47] six explosions; fire on ground, first, and top floors; hostages;[23] RDX found nearby.[48] | 31[49] (in addition to 1 commando) |
around 250 |
| Oberoi Trident hotel | Shootings; explosions; hostages; fire. | 30[50] | 143 |
| Metro Cinema | Shooting from carjacked police jeep.[51] | around 10 | none |
| Cama Hospital | Shootings; hostages.[52] | 5 policemen[43] | none |
| Nariman House (Mumbai Chabad House) | Siege; shootings; hostages.[53] | 7 (including 1 commando)[54][55] | 9 |
| Vile Parle suburb, North Mumbai | Car bomb blast.[56] | 1[43] | none |
| Lane behind Times of India building | Police killed by gunfire. | 9 policemen | none |
| Mazagaon docks | Explosion; boat with armaments seized.[57] | none | none |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
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