SANTOSH Veer, 45, a Colaba resident, was badly injured during the 26/11 terror attack at Nariman House after three terrorists hurled a hand grenade at him. Veer suffered deep injuries in both thighs while trying to stop the gunmen from escaping. He and a friend had picked up paver blocks and hurled them at the terrorists, managing to trap them inside Nariman House for nearly an hour. Seventeen years later, Veer told mid-day the pain from multiple surgeries remains unbearable.

To honour the memory of the victims, Veer has organised a blood donation camp near Nariman House every year for the past 17 years. The attack, he said, changed the course of his life and pushed him toward social work.