Mumbai: The widow of Additional Police
Commissioner Ashok Kamte, who died fighting terrorists on
November 26 last year, today said there were still many
unanswered questions about the circumstances in which her
husband was killed.
"The information about the death of my husband and two
other police officers, Hemant Karkare and Vijay Salaskar, was
known immediately but the circumstances which led to their
death were not known for many months," said Kamte's wife
Vinita.
"There were no clear answers forthcoming for simple and
basic questions. In fact, today also we have received no clear
answers and many questions are yet to be answered," said
Vinita after releasing her book 'To The Last Bullet'.
"(In the book) I have tried to throw light on what
exactly happened at Cama Hospital where my husband was
killed," she said.
The book was released by noted activist Aruna Roy and
former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Rebeiro at a function
organised at hotel Taj Mahal, one of the places attacked by
the terrorists last year.
She alleged that her IPS officer-husband did not get any
help for about 40 minutes after being shot by the terrorists.
"Why did the government not ask any questions about the
delay? It was very unfortunate I had to get the post-mortem
report through Right to Information Act," Vinita said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 00:10