Mumbai: Constable Ambadas Pawar, who was believed to have died during the indiscriminate firing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on November 26 terror strikes, had actually fought and succumbed to injuries in an exchange of fire with the terrorists.

This was revealed after the police found snapshots of Pawar, a constable attached with protection unit of Mumbai Police at Ballard Pier in south Mumbai, aiming at the terrorists with a rifle in his hand.

Till that time, the police thought that Pawar was one among those 50 commuters, who were killed by the terrorists when they opened firing indiscriminately at the CST.

As many as 50 commuters were shot dead by the two terrorists Ismail Khan and Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman who ran towards Cama hospital minutes after a strong retaliation by security forces at the railway station.

Assistant Police Inspector Sandeep Bhagwat of the Protection Unit, who is an immediate boss of Pawar said, "Pawar, who was in civil dress and unarmed, was on his way to the protection unit office as he was on night duty."

"He alighted the train at the platform no.1 when he heard firing sounds. He immediately rushed to near platform no 7, only after alerting the commuters and directing them towards the exit points at the railway station," added Bhagwat.

Pawar then saw a Government Railway Police officer, who later identified as Sudam Pandharkar(57), assistant sub-inspector, with serious injuries.
Source : PTI