Meet The Girl Who Testified Against Ajmal Kasab

Brut India

Ajmal Kasab's bullet hit her in the leg during 26/11. She was just 9 then. Thirteen years later, Devika Rotawan spoke to Brut about what she wants from the government...

Transcript

00:00When we tried to run away, I was shot in the right leg by the KASAB bullet.

00:24On the night of 26 November 2008,

00:26I, my family, my father, my brother and I, all three of us were going to Pune to meet my elder brother.

00:32We had gone to CHT from Bandra.

00:34We went to CHT and sat in front of the 12-ton truck.

00:36At that time, my brother said, I need to go to the toilet.

00:38As soon as he went to the toilet, there was a gunfight and a bomb explosion.

00:41When we tried to run away, I was shot in the right leg by the KASAB bullet.

00:44I fell down and fainted.

00:45But before I fainted, I saw that terrorist there.

00:48There, in front of my eyes, a lot of corpses were falling.

00:50Someone was shot in the hand, someone on the leg, someone on the head, someone on the stomach.

00:54I couldn't understand what was happening there.

00:57I saw a man with a big gun.

00:59He was shooting blindly.

01:01It felt like he was getting happiness by killing us.

01:20I asked him, are you ready to come to the court and testify?

01:22He said yes.

01:23My father had seen both the terrorists.

01:25I had seen the KASAB.

01:26On 15th June, my father and I went to the court and testified.

01:34I was honoured.

01:35I have been awarded many awards.

01:37I have been on many shows.

01:39But I haven't got the support that I wanted from my government.

01:47People said, give us this much rent, or you can adjust somewhere else.

01:51Who will keep you?

01:52Who will hire clerics for you?

01:54If you stay, the terrorists will come.

01:56So, people's behaviour had changed a lot.

02:08The government had promised me that I would have a house to live in.

02:12They would support me in my studies.

02:15But they haven't done it yet.

02:16I have met politicians, officially, in the media, on many channels.

02:21We have talked to each other, that we will do it for you.

02:24We will support you.

02:25But they don't.

02:26They just say it and leave.

02:28So, I feel very bad about these things.

02:30Don't put salt on wounds.

02:32If you can't apply medicine, don't even sprinkle salt.

02:35I want to become an IPS officer.

02:52I want to do something for my country by studying.

02:54I want to end all terrorism.

Category

Transcript

Recommended