Photographer presents snaps of CST firing

D’Souza,who works with an English daily,told the court that he heard a blast from CST,went inside and saw the two terrorists. He hid inside a train and took photos till they left from the foot over Bridge. Defence lawyer Abbas Kazmi asked him why he did not follow the terrorist outside the station; D’Souza replied,“I was scared.”

Railway police commando Geetanjali Gurav,too,admitted she had been scared. She had been told by deceased policemen Shashank Shinde to help him take passengers out of the station but said she was stuck because of the firing. When she said she had been scared,the judge asked,“But you are a commando who has been trained in handling arms¿ It shows adversely on your personality.” Gurav repeated,“Sir,I was scared”.

The prosecution examined two other witnesses. Harshad Patil of the GRP said he had fired one round at the terrorists when his rifle jammed. Constable Sudham Pandarkar,who survived a bullet through the chest,said he fired two rounds but missed the terrorists.

The prosecution has examined 62 witnesses so far.

Self-lessons
D’Souza told the court that he was a self-taught photographer and took no professional course in photography. Kazmi said he did not understand and judge Tahaliyani explained,“I am a self-taught computer expert and can handle my laptop without having taken any professional course. My staff have taken a course in basic computing and they sometimes come with problems to me.”