Former Delhi Police Commissioner recalls the day terror struck Parliament

Nearly 20 years ago, when a suicide squad stormed the complex, the author was among the first to appear on the scene.

Before the year 2001 came to an end, an unprecedented crime took place, which shook the nation and showed the world the extent to which terrorism had grown. On 13 December, I received a call. Something unthinkable had happened. Terrorists had entered the Parliament premises and were firing incessantly. I had barely kept the phone down, when the control room also confirmed that firing was taking place in the Parliament premises. There was no time to think and plan. I ran out of my office and headed straight to Parliament. On my way, I called the control room and directed