On 26 November 2008, commuters shuffled in and out of Mumbai busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, while the restaurants in and around the Taj Mahal Palace hotel were abuzz with activity. That evening, unknown to all, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hijacked a fishing vessel in the deep seas and sneaked in through the porous Mumbai coastline. At 9.21pm, the first gunshots rang out at CST. The next three days claimed the lives of 146 civilians and 20 security personnel, while more than 300 were injured.