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Wounded Taj hotel worker dies

An employee of a Mumbai hotel, who was shot trying to save guests during a 60-hour rampage by terrorists last week, died from his wounds, doctors and relatives said on Thursday.

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  • Published: 23:35 December 4, 2008
  • Gulf News

Mumbai: An employee of a Mumbai hotel, who was shot trying to save guests during a 60-hour rampage by terrorists last week, died from his wounds, doctors and relatives said on Thursday.

Rajan Kamble, a maintenance employee at the Taj Mahal hotel, died on Wednesday, exactly a week after gunmen attacked several places in Mumbai including two plush hotels, killing 171 people and wounding more than 300.

Kamble, shot in the back with the bullets perforating his stomach and spilling out his intestines, spent hours waiting for help. He and the guests with him were later rescued by commandos.

Kamble was near the Taj foyer when four gunmen burst in and began firing indiscriminately.

Recovering from the initial shock and chaos, he and other staff shepherded guests through the service section upstairs, only to suddenly come face-to-face with one of the gunmen.

When the gunman fired, Kamble, 48, was hit. The guests then made a dash for one of the hotel rooms to hide, dragging him with them.

"If he wasn't there maybe one of us would have been hit," Prashant Mangeshikar, a doctor who was with Kamble during the crisis.

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