Affidavit submitted before Misra Commission
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Affidavit submitted before Misra Commission |
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I,
the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as
under: - 1.
On 1-11-84, at about 2 – 3 PM, a Haryana Roadways bus stopped
near my house. The bus was fully loaded by men. Those men alighted from
the bus. They had iron rods, lathis and tin boxes (like buckets) with
them. Our neighbours made them hand folded requests not to do anything
there. These neighbours included Chowdhary Rajinder Singh, the President
of our association. Repeated persuasion by these neighbours had its effect
and those Haryanvi men left the place after warning that they are sparing
now but they would not spare again. 2.
I am an ex-inspector of CRPF. The CRPF camp is near our house and I
remained in that camp for five years. After the aforesaid mob had left, I
went to CRPF camp. At that time R.P. Naik, Om Parkash was on duty at the
gate. At that time Asstt. Commander J.S. Gelhot Sahib. I told him that the
lives of my family are in danger and that he must make some arrangements.
Shri Gelhot knew me well because even after retirement I used to visit to
CRPF Camp. My house is situated just opposite the CRPF Camp. After my
several requests Gelhot Sahib asked me to go to my house and he will
arrange to send protection to my house after getting the permission from
the Additional DIG Mr. Mohindroo. I cam to my house. 3.
When I reached home, Chowdhary Rajinder Singh and some other
persons were also standing near me. They advised us to go to their house
fearing that the mob people may came again. Chowdhary Rajinder Singh’s
house is far off my house, about one and half kilometer away. Therefore we
did not think it proper to go to such a distant place. I was also sure
that Mr. Gehlot will send force to protect me. 4.
When we refused to go to Chowdahry Rajinder Singh’s house, the
later advised us to go to CRPF Camp because of it was not safe for us to
stay there. I, alongwith my children, my younger brother S. Harbhajan
Singh and his family went to the camp. My two Hindu relatives namely Head
Constables Inderpal of 13th Battalion Ajmer and Head Constable
Daya Ram Yadav 23rd Battalion Patna (who now is a
Sub-Inspector) who also resided there were on duty outside Delhi. I
thought that the mob may harm them thinking them to be Sikhs and therefore
I took their families also with me to the Camp. Choudhary Rajinder Singh
and some the people also accompanied us upto the camp. 5.
When we reached the gate of the camp we asked Rajinder Singh and
other men to go because we were safe now. At that time CRP Naik Om Parkash
and Sub-Inspector Prem Singh Bisht (who is an Inspector now) were standing
at the gate. They made us stand on one side and did not allow us enter the
camp. They told us that we cannot go in. At that time Group Commander
(Additional DIG) Sh. Satish Kumar Mahindroo was standing alongside
Assistant Commandant J.S. Gelhot. I requested Sub-Inspector Bisht and Naik
Om Prakash to let me go as I wanted to a talk to Commandant Mahendroo. IN
the meantime Commandant Mahendroo and Mr. Gelhot came towards me. I
proceeded ahead, met them and narrated the entire incident. But Commandant
Mahendroo said that it was not a Refugee Camp. He said, “We cannot allow
you to come in because you are civilians.” I begged them to have mercy
because I served there for five years. I requested them to allow us sit
near the wall. But they said that they have orders from the Directorate
and cannot render us any help at all. Then I sought their permission to
allow us sit under the tree outside and we will not enter the Camp. I told
them that I myself planted this tree. But they flatly refused and saying
that they have orders from Directorate and cannot help us at all, became
angry. Then I begged them that at least the families of those CRPF men who
are in service and are Hindus must be protected because there are young
girls and small children with them. But the Commandant Mahendroo refused
to help them also. Then they gestured us to cam out and they themselves
also came out of the Camp. Then they asked me as to where my house was. I
pointed towards my house. They said, “The house is not on fire. All the
people are roaming about. Go to your homes.” 6.
We all came to our homes. After some time the mob came in buses.
All of us (the four families) assembled in a room and bolted the same from
inside. The main gate of our house is made of iron and the mob tried to
break it. We had put our lock there. My brother had a licensed gun. He
fire in air to frighten the mob. They got frightened and retreated a bit.
The mob continued attacking our house for about four hours. In the
meantime mob came in more trucks and buses. A matador tempo arrived in the
meantime and the Councilor of Najafgarh Ram Narayan Verma was in the
tempo. I know him personally very well. The tempo was driven by aboy and
my brother told me that he is the son of Ram Narayan Verma. This tempo was
full of men who were having iron rods etc. in their hands. Ram Narayan
Verma had a talk with the men in the mob. He stayed there for some time
and then went away after off loading some men. 7.
Many private and Haryana Roadways buses came and brought more
people. These vehicles used to stop near my house. Some people used to
alight and some board the vehicle and go elsewhere. 8.
On boy named Pappu, who is the younger brother of Gyan (owner of
Najafgarh Petrol Pump) came on his motorcycle alongwith one other pillion
rider and he said to the mob, “Came with me. I will give five liters of
petrol to each of you.” The mob got this petrol and set on fire the door
of the shop outside. In the meantime they had managed to break open the
lock of the main gate and came in and set the house ablaze. They tried to
break open the door of our room by iron chisels. By that time my brother
fired a shot in air through the window. They got scared and fled. 9.
This commotion continued upto 8 PM. At about 8 PM, a jeep came and
few men alighted from it. The had a torch in their hand. They came in and
shouted, “Police, Police.” I asked them to throw the torch light in
their faces so that we can ascertain their identity. When they threw the
torch light on their faces, then I recognized them. They were SHO Rana
Hawa Singh, alongwith CRPF Commandant Satish Kumar Mahendroo, Asstt.
Commandant J.S. Gelhot, MTO Kaushik and Sub-Inspector Bisht and Naik Om
Parkash. On recognizing them we opened our doors, came out and sought
their help. Then Rana and Mahendroo asked us to run away from there. I
requested and enquired from him as to where we should run, then he asked
Rana to tell us. There upon Rana said that we can escape by getting our
hair cut. Then I enquired as to whether there is any guarantee that we can
save ourselves by getting our hair cut because everybody recognizes us.
Then Rana said, “As you wish”. After saying this he left the place in
his jeep. But Mahendroo and his party remained there. We saw that there
were 4 – 5 other armed CRPF men standing on the road. I requested Mr.
Mahendroo to save the Hindu families as there were the families of CRPF
personnel who are in service. Then Mr. Mahendroo summoned one of his CRPF
Jawan and requisitioned a vehicle. He immediately ordered and the vehicle
arrived there. Both the families and their children were made to board the
vehicle and their belongings also loaded therein. They did not allow any
of our family members to board the vehicle. I requested him to take our
three young daughters in the vehicle but he flatly refused. Hardly had the
vehicle started that a bus full of hoodlums came shouting there. At that
time we were standing outside. We got scared. At that time my children ran
towards the wall of the camp. A CRPF sweeper was standing there. He lifted
the children and over the barbed wire fence, threw them inside the camp. I
ran and boarded the running CRPF vehicle. But one stone hit me and blood
camp out of the injury. My brother could not board the vehicle and the mob
grabbed him. I came to know in the morning that they had killed my brother
and his dead body was lying on the road outside. 10.
At that time there was a force number about 2000 men in the camp
but even then the CRPF did not make any attempt to save my brother. So
much so that they did not care to pick up the dead body of my brother
through it was lying just in front of the camp. 11.
The persons who killed my brother included Rajpal and Bheem (both
sons of Maha Singh), Prem and Jeewan (both sons of Sees Ram), Bimal and
Prem Singh, who is brother of Ram Pal washerman and resides in Jharoda
Kalan. 12.
On 1-11-84, when I went in the CRPF Camp, I had deposited my sword
and 20 rounds. Afterwards when I went to get these things back, I got four
“spent” rounds, sixteen unspent and my sword was also broken. I myself
got there things entered at the CRPF gate. 13.
On 1-11-84, at 3 – 3:30 PM, when we tried to enter the camp to
save our lives, we were denied entry. But at the same time two trucks
belongings to the two sons of Sub-Inspector Om Parkash were allowed to
enter the camp. In these trucks there were drivers and conductors as well.
I myself saw that these trucks remained parked inside the CRPF Camp, in
front of Block No.8. 14.
I requested Gelhot Sahib to help me bring in the dead body of my
deceased brother so that I may perform the funeral. He directed me to meet
him in the office. When I went to his office, M.P. Singh DSP (Company
Commander) and Shri Kaushik was also there. Shri M.P. Singh said taht the
police had already taken away the dead body though at that time the dead
body was lying on the road. He also directed us to go away from there and
not to roam about there. This happened on 2-11-84, in the morning. 15.
On 2-11-84 at 11 – 12 AM. I came to know that during my absence
my household articles had been looted. Those persons who had looted the
goods from my house included Sub-Inspector Prem Singh Bisht, Head
Constable Amrik Singh, Naik Om Parkash and Contable Bashir Bhatt. My
tenant Shri Jairam’s wife and the family of Inderpal were in the same
vehicle in which our looted household goods were brought. The looted goods
included a licensed 12 Bore Single Bore gun belonging to my brother. 16.
The following were also among the mob: - a.
Chand S/o Hari Singh, residing at Jharoda Kalan. b.
Maha Singh alias son of Hathni, r/o Jharoda Kalan. 17.
I remained in the CRPF camp till 5-11-84. On 6-11-84, DIG Mahendroo
gave me four security guards and asked me to go to the Relief Camp. I went
to Najafgarh Police Station escorted by these four security guards and
asked the Duty Officer there to lodge my report. Duty Officer Shri Ram
Chander refused to my report. But, on the contrary he got procured my
signatures on blank papers. 18.
I came to know that
the goods looted Bashir Bhatt from my house included my photo album also.
In that album there were some photographs of Director General B.B. Misra
and Director General Imdaad Khan. My photographs are still in his house.
If his house is searched the photographs can be recovered. He will not be
able to explain these photorgraphs but I can. 19.
Police lodged my report on 23-11-84. 20.
I got the Post Mortem report of my deceased brother on 23-11-84.
This report is wrong. |
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