Memorial service held for British diplomat Percy Norris shot dead in 1984 in Mumbai
The Hindu
It is the first time an event has been organised for slain envoy
For the first time, 37 years after his assassination, British Deputy High Commissioner Percy Norris was honoured at a memorial event in Mumbai on Saturday.
Norris was assassinated on the morning of November 27, 1984, by two unknown assailants, who shot him near Flora Fountain of the city as he was being driven to his office.
The British Deputy High Commission, Mumbai, in a statement, informed that several diplomats posted in the city attended the memorial service.
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