Some youths rushed to the building to check if there was some accident. One boy even managed to reach the first floor of Nariman House but a grenade was thrown in his direction. He escaped with injuries on his leg.

But, even then, no one could realise that it was a terror attack and they threw stones at the building. Again firing was heard from inside and locals realised that the situation was not normal.

Harish Gohil who was staying in the nearby apartment was killed as he peeped out of the window after hearing explosions as a bullet hit him. "He died on the spot," another resident Mahesh Jadhav said.

Then the news started spreading that terrorists have captured the building and a family was trapped there.

Soon after it, the building was surrounded by the police and security forces and a fierce gun battle ensued.

On Friday, when the final assault on the terrorists who were holed up in the building for over 48-hour was on full swing, people in the area were watching the operation with fear.

We too were looking at the building without a blink of our eyes. It was assumed to be the final stage of the operation going by the sudden spurt in action.