I, Bachitar Singh, aged 33 years, son of S. Baba Singh resident of 245, Parkash Mohalla Garhi, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-24, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as under: -

1.                  On 31-10-1984, when we heard of the death of our Prime Minister, we were greatly grieved.

2.                  I did not open my shop at 193/32, Ramesh Market, Garhi, Lajpat Nagar, from 1 Nov.84 to 5 Nov.1984. When on 6^th Nov.84, I went to my shop I noticed that Babu Khan, who is the owner of our shops, was sitting and smoking on a charpaye in front of shops. I told him, “What has happened, has happened.” Now I have to lock shops. So please you come out.” He said, “About what shops are you talking about.” We had exchanged only these few words then five/six persons came there-their names are: -

1)     Charan Dass – Sunil General Stores.

2)     Bishan Dass – Mehra Musical Stores.

3)     Balli Gujjar – tea shopwala.

4)     Motta Nai (Fat Barbers).

3.                  All these started to asked me, “Do your want you shops or your life.” Without saying any thing I returned home in my jeep. After sometime when I heard that the military is helping Sikhs, we decided to go to the military. We were still discussing that Babu Khan came to my house at 4 pm and said with folded hands that whatever has happened, you come and lock your shops. We again went to our shops. On seeing the shops, we came to know that by forcibly opening the rear door of the shop, which opened into Babu Khan’s house, the shop had been emptied of expensive goods and the junk iron had been dumped in the place of Gurmail Singh who is a tenant of Swami Ji. We have photographs of this.

4.         Then on 7-11-84, I brought back that stuff to my shop. And amongst that were so heavy irons, which could not have been taken out by any other way and thrown out except through Babu Khan’s house. Then I looked into Babu Khan’s shop. I saw that these wooden planks, which were in my shop were soaked in oil were now fixed in Babu Khan’s shop. He himself said, “The card-board boxes of the motors, which are empty are lying on my roof. Have these lifted also.” These conversations prove that my entire stock was looted by Babu Khan.