I fought with terrorists at Nariman house: 26/11 eye witness

Mumbai, Sept 16 (PTI) An eyewitness, who the prosecution
said was the only civilian to make an attempt to challenge two
terrorists in Nariman House in the Mumbai attack, Wednesday
told the trial court how he ducked in time to escape their
bullets.

"They fired at me, but I ducked and escaped the bullets,"
Kamal Singh, who had entered Nariman House with a bamboo stick
to confront the militants, told prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam in
crucial evidence in the 26/11 trial.

Singh is the only civilian who had challenged the ultras
at Nariman House, Nikam told PTI.

Singh, a security guard of a private firm located near
Nariman House in South Mumbai (in India's western state of
Maharashtra), said he heard firing shots from the five-storey
building on November 26 last.

"I mustered courage and entered the building with a
bamboo stick. On reaching first floor I saw two persons
perched on the second floor facing in the opposite direction,"
the witness said.

"I inquired from them what was the matter. One of them
turned towards me. He was holding a gun. The other looked at
me and said 'Kafir aa gaya' (idol worshipper has come)."
The terrorists then fired at him. However, he ducked and
managed to escape the bullets. "I then climbed down the
staircase and came out of the building as I was very scared,"
he said.

According to the prosecution, eight people were killed in
the attack at Nariman House. The terrorists had not only
opened fire at the structure but also fired at people in
nearby buildings as well. PTI SVS
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