THREE members of the Special Anti-Terrorism Detachment 88 crept towards the house. They took a quick peek in the window, then moved towards the rear. One of them kicked the lower part of the door, but it didn’t budge. But the top part of the door flung open. The police slowly pulled the door open.

They did not go straight in, but backed away and observed from a distance of 6 meters. Three minutes later they opened fire in unison. A minute late