Were There Terrorists in Taj?
We Were Told There Could Be 1 Or 5 Or 10 Or 15 Or 20 Terrorists In Taj JK Dutt, NSG Chief in charge of 26/11, reveals the unknown truth of the operation to HARINDER BAWEJA Media wave NSG Chief JK Dutt briefs the media on rescue operations in the Taj in Mumbai Photos: SHAILENDRA PANDEY Jyoti Krishan Dutt, the Director General of the National Security Guards (NSG), had three months left for retirement. Till 26/11 that apocalyptic night when he set off for Mumbai with his commandos he was better known as the CBI officer who had been in charge of the infamous Purulia arms drop case. The terror attacks in Mumbai changed everything. The three-day-long operation at the Taj, the Oberoi and the Nariman House, made Dutt a national hero. He now proudly displays paintings gifted to him by Anjoli Ela Menon and Jatin Das. Dutt, in fact, has painted one himself. He now lives a retired life with his wife and two children in Delhi, but remembers each moment of the operation, right from seeing visuals o