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POLICE STATION BARA HINDU RAO
DISTRICT NORTH

SUB: Parawise Reply of questionnaire of Justice Nanawati commission of inquiry circulated vide No. 206/ACP HQ/W dt 19-11-2001.

1.         The records showing the posted strength of police personnel of the different rank is already with the file of the commission. The  sanctioned and present strength from 31-10-1984 to 04-11-1984 was as follows:

                                               Insp.    Sis            ASIs            HCs            Consts.

Sanctioned strength :           01       06              05                 09                 54
Present strength :                 01       05              03                 08                 48

There is no record showing the strength of Sikh police personnel except SHO/lnsp. K.S. Bedi. During that period the posting of D.C.P., A.C.P. and S.H.O. was as follows with their present addresses:

D.C.P. Shri S.K. Singh (IPS)     Present Address:     34, North Avenue, New Delhi
A.C.P. Shri HariDev Singh        Present Address:     J-61,Saket, New Delhi.
S.H.O. Shri K.S. Bedi          Presently posted as ACP/Vigilance in Police Headquarter.

2.                  It is submitted in this regard that in 1984, P.S. Bara Hindu Rao was operative from the building of P.S. Sadar Bazar. P.S. B.H. Rao was not having separate arms ammunition and the staff of the P.S. B.H. Rao and P.S. Sadar Bazar were using the same Arms and Ammunition.   The register for seized items was maintained separately for the convenience. The record of arms and ammunition of Malkhana at P.S. Sadar Bazar as on 31-10-1984 to 04-11-1984 was as follows:

Rifle No.l Mk-ffl - 10  Rifle No.4 Mk-l - 25 Musket 410 bore - 20 Stengun – 01 Revolver .38 bore -1,   Round 303 - 3500,    Revolver .455 bore -18, Round. 455bore -520, Round .38 bore -30, Round 410 bore -2000, Stengun's round -90.

3.         It is submitted in this regard that the Duty Chart from 31-10-84 to 04-11-84 is already available with the file produced before the Commission.

4.         Total 37 persons were arrested U/s 107/151 Cr.P.C. as a precautionary measures:

a) No. of BC's arrested-Nil

b) No record is available regarding specific time of calling of extra force. As per duty chart with the file with the Commission 01 HC and 05 Constables of CRPF and 03 HCs and 18 Constable of DAP were available in the P.S.

5.         No. of offences reported date-wise is as follows:

31-10-84     08

01-11-84     02

02-11-84     01

03-11-84     Nil

04-11-84     Nil

6.         In total 37 persons were arrested from 31-10-84 to 04-11-84 as preventive measures.

a)         Sikhs-Nil,        b)            Non Sikhs-37 persons.

Details of arrested persons as per record are as follows: (Addresses are not available)

DD No. 24 A dated 01-11-84 U/s 107/151 Cr.P.C.

1.  ManiLal   s/o Not known            2.  RajKumars/o-do-

3.  Raj Kumar s/o-do-                      4.  BrijMohans/o-do-

5.  Dukhi Ram s/o -do-

DDNo. I3A dated 1/2 -11-84 U/s 107/151 Cr.P.C.

01.

Guljar s/o Jaivir

02.

Ram Milan s/o Ram Murti

02.

Budhi Ram s/o Kanhaiya Singh

04.

Mavar Sekh s/o Salig

05.

Rati Ram s/o Nank Ram

06.

Suresh Kumar s/o Ratan Singh

07.

Parmod Kumar s/o Umrao Singh

08.

Umesh Kumar s/o Ran jeet

09.

Anil s/o Kishori Lal

10.

Ajeet Singh s/o Yad Ram

11.

Manak Chand s/o Kundan Lal

12.

Pappu s/o Ram Swaroop

13.

Shekhar s/o Asharfi

14.

Hari Kishan s/o Mam Raj

15.

Pawan Kumar s/o Jai Singh

16.

Mohan Lal s/o Ram Swaroop

17.

Perdesi s/o Moti

18.

Md. Islam s/o Md. Hanif

19.

Jahir s/o Md Jaan

20.

Ram Dhan s/o Muddai Master

21.

Kishan s/o Ramji Lal

22.

Daya Ram s/o Ram Chan

23.

Ashok s/o Kishan Lal

24.

Pritam s/o Ram Kishan

25.

Vijay s/o Ram Kishan

26.

Hari Prasad s/o Ram Prasad

27.

Kamta Prasad s/o Gauri Shankar

28.

Grover s/o Jai Prasad

29.

Ramesh s/o Lala Ram

30.

Ramesh s/o Sotey Lal

31.

Rattan Lal s/o Shyoram

 

 

 

On 03-11-84 U/s 107/151 Cr. P.C. (DD No. not available)

I.        Prem Lal s/o Kewal Singh R/o T-65, Tokri walan Delhi.

All of them were released by S.E.M./Sadar Bazar, but date of release is not available in the records of Police Station.

 

7.       Total 09 cases were registered from 31-10-81 to 04-11-84:

Sl. No.

Date

FIR No.

Under Section

01.

31.10.84

314

379 IPC

02.

01.11.84

315

147/148/149/436/427/457/380/188 IPC

03.

01.11.84

316

147/148/149/302/436/295/188 IPC

04.

02.11.84

317

27/54/59 AMRS ACT

05.

02.11.84

318

27/54/59 AMRS ACT

06.

03.11.84

319

188 Act

07.

03.11.84

320

147/148/149/188/454/380 IPC

08.

03.11.84

321

27/54/59 ARMS ACT

09.

03.11.84

322

25/54/59 ARMS ACT

10.

04.11.84

Nil

 

FTR No 315 to 322 are all named FIRs

8.       Three persons were killed in the 1984 carnage:
a)         Sikhs-02         b) Non-Sikh - Nil    c) Unidentified - 01

The Name and address of the victims are as follows:
i)        Surjeet s/o Prem Singh R/o W-337, Santyash New Delhi.
ii)
iii)      Jagdish Singh s/o Jai Ram R/o 3672, Raja Park Shakurbasti, Delhi.

FIR No. 316/84 U/s 147/148/149/302/436/295/188 IPC was registered covering the above three killings.

9.       The required details is as follows:

  1. Gurdwaras : One Gurdwara was partly burnt, looted and damaged

  2. Mandirs:  Nil

  3. Houses : At present no exact record is available about the no. of houses being burnt, looted or damaged.

  4. Shops : At present no exact record is available about the no. of shops being burnt, looted or damaged.

  5. Vehicles (damaged)
    (
    i)  Trucks - 02
              (ii)   Buses - nil      (iii)   Cars/TSRs - 01      (iv)  Two-wheelers -14

10.       No record of the persons suffered injuries is available.

11.       No case of rape/molestation/outraging the modesty of women was reported.

a)         Sikhs-Nil       b)  Non-Sikhs-Nil.

12.     At present, except the registered cases/FIRs, record relating to complaints is   not available.

13.     Total 32 persons were arrested for the offence of the murder vide FIR No. 316/84 on 01-11-84.   All the accused were released by tile concerned courts on bail. The records of releasing on bail is not available. The list of the arrestee is attached as annexure 'B'.

14.     The number of persons arrested for substantive offences (other than murder) on the following dates are given below.

DATE

SIKHS

NON-SIKHS

FOR Nos.

DATE OF RELEASE

31.10.84

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

01.11.84

NIL

14

315

Not Know, released by Court

02.11.84

NIL

02

317, 318

Not Know, released by Court

03.11.84

NIL

14

319, 320, 321, 322

Not Know, released by Court

04.11.84

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

 15.     The detail of firing by the police is mentioned below:

S.NO.

F.I.R./D.D. No.

DATE

ROUND USED

PLACE

01.

316/84

01.11.84

04

Gurudwara Azad Market

02.

10A

2/3.11.84

04

B.H. Road

03.

03B

3/4.11.84

01

Pul Mithai

16.       Two persons sustained injury during police firing vide case FIR No. 320/84 on dated 03/11/84.

i)        Jagdish Prakash s/o Babu Lal R/o H.No. 10478, Manak Pura, Delhi.
ii)                 
Unknown from the record available at present in the police station.

17.       a)            There were 37 tear gas used against violent mob by the police.  Out of them 18 tear gas grenades used at Qutab Road & B.G. Road vide F.I.R. No.315/84 and 19 tear gas grenade were used at Rani Jhansi Road vide F.I.R. No. 316/84.

b)        No record of lathi charge is available.

18.             No policemen received any injury during the course of action.

19.             No police vehicle was damaged/burnt.

20.             Post-mortem of victims were got done vide F.I.R. No. 316/84. The details are as follows:

i)        Surjeet s/o Prem Singh R/o W-337, Santyash New Delhi.

ii)       Jagdish Singh s/o Jai Ram R/o 3672, Raja Park Shakurbasti, Delhi

iii)      Unknown s/o unknown

21.             No  dead body was handed over to their relative.

22.             The dead bodies of victims mentioned at point No.20 were cremated by the police through Sewa Samiti, Crematorium at Shanti Van, Delhi.

23.             One dead body remained unidentified.

24.             Record is not available regarding arriving of Fire Brigade to extinguish the fire in the police station area.

25.             Record is not available showing about injured being taken by the police to any hospital.

26.             Charge sheet was filed in three cases i.e. FIR No. 315, 316 and 320 of 1984. The persons arrested and sent for trial are attached as Annexure 'A', 'B' and ‘C' respectively.

27.             The following firearms and their parts were recovered in an abandoned state on the following dates:

31-10-84            Nil

01-11-84        Double barrel gun - 5, Arms butt without barrel - 5, Single barrel gun –10 Barrel without butt - 6, Rifles - 4, Air gun - 2, Rounds of rifle - 30, Rounds of 16 bore -29+87, Rounds of 12 bore - 45.

28.             The date-wise details of looted properties recovered from accused are as follows:

01-11-84            Jersy-17+15, Bags-24 Tirpal-5+4+5+6 Plastic cover -01  Wire
FIR No. 315              pieces - 7  Typewriter - 01  Kambal - 19+19  Masquito net - 17 and 316 Old coat-25 One car ambassador Scooter Chetak-2 Motorcycle-3
T.S.R.-2 Body-2 Body scooter-4 Almirah-3 Cycle-2 Chairs-2 Rehari-I Scooter-1 Cooler-1,

02-11-84            Nil.

03-11-84            Dari-OI  Pateelay-2  Steel Utensil Bucket  Mixer etc.  Pagari-5 FIR No. 320 Kambal, Steel Pateela, Used Suitcase containing clothes.

04-11-84                 Nil

05-11-84                 Nil.

29.    The details of looted property recovered in abandoned state date-wise is as follows:

01-11-84            Vests cloth roll - 2  Radio - 6  Kambal - 4  Old radio - I  Tirpal - I GasCylinder - I  Cloths Bundle - 2 Plastic tirpal bundle - I.

02-11-84        Burnt Gold, Coins-jewellery etc. weighing I Kg. 65 gm. Damaged watch, burnt coins, burnt mix metal - 457 gram.

03-11-84                 One bundle paper, files etc.

04-11-84        Masquito net-20 Clothes of masquito net-20 socks-33 pairs Coat-4 jersy - 20, Caps - 13, Typewriter - I, Chatai - I, One shirt. One bag, One bundle patti, rain suit - 2, Muffler-1, kitchen knife - 2, One oil bottle.

05-11-84                 Machine Gas Cylinder - 03.

30.       As per the records available at this P.S., No police official was recommended for meritorious service during 1984 carnage.

31.       As per the records available at this P.S., No police official was indicted for his role during 1984 carnage.

32.       Nil.  No case was re-opened. But the case FIR No. 03/93 was registered on the affidavit filed by the complainant  Smt. Prakash Kaur W/o Sh. Inder Sinah R/o T -56/57. Tokriwalan. Library Road. Delhi and investigated by the Special Riot Cell. The list of accused arrested and challaned is attached as Annexure 'D'.

33.       As per the records available, on 03-11-84 ACP/S. Bazar Sh. Hari Dev Singh visited the spot i.e. Gurudwara, Azad Market where rioting mob had gathered and A.C.P./S. Bazar, fired 04 rounds and case FIR No. 320/84 was registered.  ACP/S. Bazar was overall supervising the law & order of P.S. B.H. Rao.  But record showing the exact time of visit of ACP/DCP/CP of the P.S. area is not available.

34.     Record is not available.

35.     Record is not available.

36.         Record is not available. 

Date : 23 January 2002. 

Sd/-23.1.02
Inspr. R.S. ADHIKARI
S.H.O./P.S. B.H. Rao,
DELHI