The Mumbai terror attack ended yesterday with 195 people killed, 22 of them are foreigners and nearly 300 injured.
After the 60-hour siege that dominated the headlines of print and broadcast media all over the world, attention has shifted to post crime investigations being conducted by local authorities in India and the FBI which was dispatched by the United States government to assist in the investigations.
Who are behind the violent attack that killed hundreds of innocent people and why are they doing this? These are some of the questions that need some answers from the crime experts. The results are being awaited not only by the civilian government of India but also the international business community especially the businessmen with operations and interests in India.
Crime prevention experts from around the world are blaming the local police and security personnel for the very lax security in Mumbai.
Ramon Tulfo, a noted crime reporter and columnist said in his column at the Inquirer, “The Indian government was caught with its pants down in the Mumbai terrorist carnage and mayhem Indian police were like headless chickens dealing with simultaneous attacks in India’s business center”.
He said “he heard a woman resident complaining over CNN of the absence of police in some places under attack by the militants. The woman noted the presence of journalists in all beleaguered areas as if, she said, media could repel the attacks.”
A day after the violent event, no one knows for sure who the perpetrators are and why did they do it. It seems though that the terrorists have prior combat experience and the assault has been carefully planned. How can they bring into the country a sizeable amount of ammunitions and explosives or why did the terrorist lasted three days of confrontation if they don’t prior combat experience? The answers to these questions seem clear at this time and certainly the crime experts will pursue the leads.
After three days of terror and confusion, Mumbai is back to business but an atmosphere of uncertainty pervades. People are afraid that similar incident may happen again anytime without being detected by their local authorities. But people must go on with their lives even if the future seems uncertain especially for those whose businesses or livelihood was directly affected by the incident.