26/11 Braveheart Hemant Karkare’s Daughter Talks About Father
Much is known about Hemant Karkare as a policeman. But his daughter talks to The Quint about Karkare as a father.
On the night of 26 November 2008, Hemant Karkare was eating dinner with his family, when Pakistan-based Lakshar-e-Taiba terrorists orchestrated 12 attacks in Mumbai that lasted four days.
As the Joint Commissioner of Police and the Chief of Mumbai’s Anti-Terrorist Squad Karkare left dinner, only to be killed in action outside Cama Hospital.
Eleven years since Jui Karkare lost her father Hemant Karkare to the 26/11 attacks, she is releasing a book – Hemant Karkare — A Daughter’s Memoir. Jui, who is the eldest among her three siblings, spoke to The Quint about her book and her father. Tune in to this podcast!
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