Affidavit submitted before Misra Commission

          Affidavit of S. Dalip Singh s/o S. Suhail Singh, aged 62 years, resident of T – 802, DCM Road, New Delhi, presently residing at 1/1092, Mehrauli (Near Bhul Bhulaiyan) New Delhi.

            I, the abovementioned deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and  state as under :-

1.                  That on 1st November, 1984 after the shift was off at 6.30 a.m., a big mob gathered and started looting and killing and making hue and cry by raising slogans. “Sikhon ko Maro” (kill the Sikhs) and : Sikhon ko lootlo”, (loot the Sikhs). Soon thereafter. The shops below my residence caught fire and smoke engulfed the surrounding. I deal in tyres. I do no know how the tyres were set on fire. When the mob reached above, they found a woman there named Joginder Kaur . They caught her and removed her rings then she was let off at the instance of one of them and she ran away.

2.                  Just then, they caught me and brought me down. Four or five in numbers, they pushed me down, as soon as I came out of the door, they began tearing my clothes and beating me mercilessly with iron rods, At that time there were about three hundred persons down stairs who were indulging in stoning.  They threw many stones on our house too.

3.                  The mob left me for dead. They also tried to burn me. However, one of them said , “Sardarji is dead. Leave him.” Saying this, they left but some remained there; I lay fallen before the door of our neighbourer, Munshi Ram. He sent me to a railway bungalow. The inmates of the bungalow kept me for about two hours. On regaining a little energy to move about, I went to other railway quarters, where my sister lived.

4.                  On 1st November, 1984 when I reached my sister house, I came to know around 11/12 O’ Clock that my house and shop were on fire. However, I was severely wounded, thereafter, I could not go out of my sister’s house. By 5th/6th November, I was able to move a little and I lodged my FIR in Shidipura  Police Station on 6th November, 1984.

5.                  I incurred a loss of around 5 Lakhs as result of my house and shop being set on fire.

6.                  Most of the mob comprised of DCM employees who were raising anti-Sikh  slogans too.

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