Replica of AK-47 that 26/11 terrorist used is a top seller with kids this festive season, say firework sellers

It's called an AK-47 (3-in-1) gun and is vanishing off toyshop shelves almost as soon as it arrives.

Its USP: shopkeepers have been selling it as the gun Ajmal Amir Qasab used to kill 72 people in Mumbai on November 26, 2008.

Of course, it's a fake gun, that will allow kids to insert a roll cracker, or an arrow and or a rocket, and shoot up the neighbourhood.

The gun costs Rs 100 and shopkeepers say it's bringing in enough business to get them out of the red.
Qasab used an AK-47 during the Mumbai's night of unmitigated terror.

High demand

Minesh Mehta, secretary, Mumbai and Thane Firework Dealers' Welfare Association, said, "It is impossible to say exactly how many of these guns have been sold across Mumbai, but I can confirm that the demand is very high, in fact, quite unparalleled.

AK-tion packed: A boy plays with the toy gun at a shop.