Affidavit submitted before Misra Commission

                     I, Balbir Kaur W/o S. Bhagat Singh, aged 29 yrs., R/o Farm No. 2, Papravat Road, New Roshanpura, Najafgarh, Delhi-43, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: - 

1.                  That I say that on 1st November 1984, I alongwith other members of the family, including my husband, two daughters, father-in-law, brother-in-law, Swaran Singh, a visitor from Punjab and others were sitting in the home in the farm. We heard at 9 A.M., Ardas from our Gurdwara. After about half an hour, around 9:30 A.M., there was a loud noise outside, we went out and saw that Gurdwara was put on fire and was burning.

2.                  Immediately, thereafter, the mob moved to our house. Ours was the first residence to be attacked. Prahlad, tea shop owner near Bus Stand near Roshanpura and Ranbir, DTC driver who stays near our home, were amongst the crowd. These two persons pointed towards our house. The mob put the ‘Dari’ on fire. Immediately, thereafter, a police jeep came. SHO, SI Hawa Singh, ASI Ramchander and two policemen were there. They came to our home and ASI and two policemen were asked by SHO to guard our house and SHO said that he will be sending a truck t evacuate the Sikhs. After about two hours around 12:30 P.M., the mob came again. SHO did not come back to evacuate us. The ASI, 2 policemen disappeared. The mob attacked our house and put it on fire. As the fire reached the room, where my husband, my brother-in-law, father-in-law and other male members were hiding, they came out and ran towards the fields. Bit the mob followed them. I also followed my husband. When Ranbir was hitting my husband by iron rod, my husband asked him why you are hitting me. He replied, “it is our Holi”. I was standing by and I listened to this. They hit them with lathis, iron rods and bricks and were severely injured.

3.                  In the meantime, police vehicle came and evacuated us to police station and from there, were taken to the Health Center. They were treated by Dr. Ranjan and given injection etc. At 5 P.M. Sant Lal came to police station to enquire about our men. I informed that our men are in hospital and immediately he left. When I enquired from ASI Ram Chander about my husband and brother-in-law, father-in-law and others, he kept informing me that they are in Tilak Nagar hospital.

4.                  We were taken to BSF camp on the night of 2nd November 1984, at about 12 night. After about 3 to 4 days when I came to see my home, Ranbir met me and told me that he had given the last blow with his lathi was kept erect by Hukami so that I could get good aim at his head.

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