Call from Pakistan, said - an attack like 26/11 will happen again; Hotel security and increased patrolling in coastal areas

Posted on 30th Jun 2020 by rohit kumar

Mumbai. A threatening call has come from Pakistan to blow up the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. Taking it seriously, the Mumbai Police has increased the security of the hotel. Patrolling has also been increased in South Mumbai and coastal areas.

 

 

The person on the phone said, "Everyone witnessed the terrorist attack on Karachi Stock Exchange." Now the 26/11 attack in the Taj Hotel will happen once again. "As soon as the information was received, the team of Mumbai Police and Bomb Squad have investigated the entire hotel. A team of Special Forces 'Mumbai One' has been deployed outside the hotel and in the area of ​​Gate Way of India. The guests coming here and their activities are being monitored.

 

 

Two phone calls received

Two phone calls were made to blow up the Taj Hotel. The first call was made at the Taj Hotel around 12 pm and the second one was at Bandra's Hotel Taj Lands End. It is being told that calls were made from the same number in both places, which was from Pakistan. The person calling called his name Sultan. The caller has also given his WhatsApp number to the hotel worker. Police are now removing the details of the caller.

 

 

166 people were killed in 26/11 attacks

Some terrorists also managed to sneak into the Taj Hotel in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. This was the longest encounter between the terrorists and the security forces. The terrorists had taken many guests hostage, including 7 foreign nationals. The heritage wing of the Taj Hotel was set on fire. NSG commandos arrived on the morning of 27 November to confront the militants. It took up to the morning of 29 November to carry out the operation of Hotel Taj. More than 166 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in Mumbai in this attack which lasted nearly 60 hours. 28 foreign nationals were also among those who died.

 

 

Taj Hotel Gateway of India

 

 

Many of the Tata Group hotels are located in different cities of the country. Among them, the story of the construction of the Hotel Taj in Mumbai is quite interesting. It is said that once Ratan Tata's father Jamshedji Tata went to visit Britain, he was not allowed to stay in a hotel there due to being an Indian. Then Jamshed Ji decided that he would build such hotels, which not only India, but people from all over the world would see. The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was also built in 1903, 10 years before the Gateway of India (1913). It served as a triangle point to guide the Indian Navy. It was changed to a hospital during the First World War.

 

 

First hotel

Hotel Taj was the first hotel in the country to get a bar (harbor bar) and a day-long restaurant license. It was here in 1972 that the country's first 24-hour open coffee shop.

 

 

The first hotel to feature an international discotheque

Taj was the first hotel in the country to have an international level of discotheque. German elevators were installed. Turkish bathtubs and American company fans were installed.

 

 

The first hotel in which the English butler

Taj was the first hotel in the country to hire British butlers. For the first four decades, the hotel kitchens were run by French chefs. Barack Obama was the first foreign head of state to stay in this hotel after the terrorist attack.

 

 

The fare was only 10 rupees

At the beginning of the hotel, the rent for a single room was ten rupees. The rent for rooms with fans and attached bathrooms was ‌‌‌13.