We decode the 26/11 terrorist-speak

Although the terrorists communicated in Hindi and Urdu most of the time, they also used code words taught by their bosses in Pakistan. The terrorists sent and received messages via satellite phones.

One of the most regularly sent messages was 'Satellite khula rakha hai', meaning 'Is the satellite phone on?' These messages have now been decoded by the Mumbai police and handed as proof to Pakistan apart from the satellite and IEMI numbers used by the terrorists.

The codes were detected through their talks that have been recorded and the messages that were exchanged between the terrorists and their Pakistani bosses on their journey to Mumbai. The SMS contents were retrieved from numbers connected to the Thuraya satellite phone no 88**********2 that a terrorist named Ismail forgot on M V Kuber.

All messages and calls were made to and received from numbers in Pakistan. According to the police, a satellite phone no 88*********1 was used by someone named Saad from Pakistan to communicate with the terrorists.

Get it right
Some of the codes used by the terrorists decoded by the Mumbai police

Code	Meaning
Machli lag	Haalaat theek hai rahi hai
Bhai log	Civil Boat
Yaar log	Navy boat
Yaar logon	Navy ship ka group
Machine	Uljhan
Maal	Madad
Baraf	Safar

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