It felt weird to stand in front of the Taj hotel near the Gateway of India over the weekend - knowing that 26th December was right around the corner. I still cannot forget the initial sense of disbelief, turning to anger and then sadness as I had watched the event unfold over the TV.

The anger returned manyfold yesterday when I read in the Marathi newspaper (Loksatta) about a person in the police force who, 4 years before the incident, had come across the vulnerability in the wireless communication that was exploited by the terrorists to carry out the attack. When he and some of his seniors brought this to the notice of the people concerned, he was suspended under false charges of taking bribes. He has been recently re-instated but has only 1.5 years of his
service left. The ones responsible for suspending him have been charged but not prosecuted yet.

I would really like to know the names of these people and the reason why they are still in service. They should be brought to justice as soon as possible, put behind bars and fined so that twice the salary that the policeman lost for 10 years can be handed over to him.

Will this happen in India?