Mumbai: Those who live by the gun also die by its shadow. But there are a few who attain martyrdom and leave behind a legend to emulate and remember.

Recently promoted as Assistant Sub-Inspector, 48-year-old Tukaram Omble was one such braveheart.

His is one of the many heroic stories that has emerged as the dust settles on the deadly terror strikes in Mumbai.

Thanks to this daredevil, the police could arrest at least one terrorist alive, whom investigating agencies are now making sing.

Acting on a message received on his walkie-talkie on the night of November 26, Omble chased down two terrorists, armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, as they headed towards Girgaum Chowpatty.

Meanwhile, the D B Nagar Police station team was setting up a naka bandi at the Chowpatty signal after the message was circulated.

"We had barricaded the road at Girgaum Chowpatty soon after we received a message that two terrorists had hijacked a Skoda and were firing randomly in South Mumbai," Assistant inspector Hemant Bavdhankar of D B Nagar Police station said.

"Moments later, we saw a car bearing the description slowing down at a distance of around 50 feet away from us. As the vehicle was trying to take a U-turn, it hit the road-divider," he said.

The car then started drawing closer to the police and Ajmal Kasab (the arrested terrorist) came out of the car and pretended to surrender, only to open fire seconds later.

Without caring for his life or the consequences, Ombale took Kasab head on. He sprang towards the ultra and gripped the barrel of his AK-47 rifle with both hands.
Source : PTI