A book is being planned on the late Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, slain in the Mumbai terror attacks.
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A book is being planned on the late Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, slain in the Mumbai terror attacks. Jayant Salgaonkar, director, Kalnirnay known for its best-selling calendars, has invited people who knew the chief, to send in their anecdotes about Karkare and share personal stories and memories, so that he can start compiling the book, which he plans to release six months from now.
Assassination
"As the car reached Dharavi, Rajiv Gandhi jumped up to get out of the car as he was scheduled to donate a sum of money for the development of Dharavi. Karkare prevented him from doing so. When Rajiv Gandhi said: if I insist on getting out of the car what would you do?
"Karkare answered: 'then I would have to push you back into it, since I am in charge of your security.'" Salgaokar continued, "I told Karkare, maybe if you had been there in Sriperembudur (referring to Rajiv Gandhi's assassination), you could have saved him. At that, Karkare had merely smiled and retorted in Marathi, 'When your time comes, you have to go. Nobody on earth can save you'."u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
Mighty
Salgaokar says he knew Karkare through some common friends, "Though we lived quite close to each other, I am also a Dadar resident like Karkare was. I did not get to meet him as often as I wished because he was out of Mumbai so much."
Salgaonkar claims he would approach the Karkare family for an interview too soon. Salgaokar ends by stressing that though he plans to put the book on sale, "It is not written for profit or monetary benefit."u00a0u00a0
Want to contribute?
Send in your contributions to:
Jayraj Salgaokar
C/o Kalnirnay
172 M.M.G.S Marg,
Dadar, Mumbai 400 014
India
jayraj3june@gmail.com
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