Be fearless to fight for justice!

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Vinita Kamte, the martyred Ashok Kamte's widow talks about her struggle for justice post 26/11 It's been over a year now and the memories have faded. But the struggle is still on. The struggle for justice for her husband - slain officer Ashok Kamte; to see what the final verdict will be for the terrorist who shot at him on November 26, 2008.

One year and two months later, toi spoke to Vinita Kamte, to find out more about the martyred IPS officer's widow.

Meet Vinita Kamte


I did my masters in law and worked for a while. My father always encouraged me to work. He didn't want me to sit at home. When I got married, we had to shift every two years. So it became difficult to work continuously. But the great part was I enjoyed doing the housework. I loved gardening and setting up the house. I was always inclined towards managing my house, my husband and kids.

Post 26/11


After my husband's death, I was able to pull through thanks to the support my family has given me. For 17 years, I spent my life with a man I knew so well. He was a field officer. He always took charge and controlled the situation. I wanted the people to be aware of his sacrifices. I didn't want to have any regrets 10 years later that I didn't help bring my husband the credit due to him.

A woman's strength


I think the most important thing in a woman's life is her family and their support. A family is like a pillar of strength. Also it's important to realise that life has to go on. It's okay to shed tears. I tell my children too that it's okay to cry because the loss is indeed huge. But we must remember that life will continue so it's essential to be strong.

Justice delayed?


I think the judicial system of our country should be changed. With regard to terror cases, there needs to be a speedy trial and disposal. I believe the culprits must be hanged at the earliest. But this doesn't happen. The trials just go on and on. Things need to work faster!

Also, I'm definitely not satisfied with the findings of the Ram Pradhan Committee. I do not think my husband got his due credit.

What police need


The primary need is better training. I think the constables are trained to tackle law and order but are not trained to tackle terror. So to handle such situations it is important that from now itself there must be a change in training and this training must be imparted at the very induction.

The next generation


There are just a handful of officers who can bring about a change. I will definitely encourage people to join the police force and have that sense of responsibility towards their country.

I think the one problem is that the government doesn't take accountability of the officers who are in action and are on the field in the mouth of danger. In fact the coward and incompetent ones benefit. So it sends across a message to the people that such acts of cowardice and incompetence are acceptable.

Also I think we might have the best trained officers but if a leader is incompetent, the bravery of the officers is worthless because it fails to get a proper direction. 26/11 proved just that. Despite having the best of officers, lack of coordination and good leadership made it difficult to handle the situation.

Officer Kamte, the gentleman


For him it was always work before anything (and that included his family). He was dedicated to his work. I remember for his sister's engagement, his Superintendent hinted that he didn't want him to go and Ashok immediately agreed!

He was never worried about transfers. He knew it was a part of his duty. He enjoyed every new term and fulfilled his work with earnest dedication. And that's how police officers should be. It’s unfortunate that officers today bow down under political pressure. But it takes guts to stand up. Ashok never bowed down to political pressure.

Keep up the fight


I think what the late officer Hemant Karkare's (who lost his life in the 26/11 attacks) wife said is right - It is a crime to suffer injustice.

Fighting for the truth can be difficult and frustrating too. It was so for me as well. I had the fear of taking on an entire system. It pained me to see that my husband's colleagues were not offering the required help for me to know the truth. I had to work a lot to uncover the truth. But that's exactly why you need to be fearless and have conviction if you want justice to be done!

[bob1718]

johar johar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 1h@

[BackbenchBoyy]

RIP Ashok kamte.....aa naa terrorsts na ko lani.... (* (*