1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Affidavits

Affidavit submitted before the Nanavati Commission

I, Promila W/o Jagmohan Singh aged 39 yrs. R/o 16 D, D.D.A. Flats, Lal Quarters, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-

1. That in Oct./ Nov.'84, I and my family were living in Karisha Vihar, B-37, Poot Kalan, Near Sultanpuri. My husband is a tailor and embroider. We had some embroidering machines at home. I and my husband worked at home also. My husband had a shop in Kamla Nagar area from where he brought piece work at home.

2. That on 31st Oct.'84, on the news of Mrs. Indira Gandhi's assassination, our area remained quite.

3. That on 1st Nov.'84, about 11:30 am a huge mob armed with iron rods, water pipes, kerosene tins entered the colony. The Sikh houses were located all over the colony in-when we saw other houses being attacked, who took shelter with the next door neighbour- a Muslim family. My husband was snatched by the mob and taken away. I did not see my husband for nearby 20 days. After very short time I and my children left the Muslim family and sought shelter with a friend.

4. That this family was threatened with dire consequence by the rioters. This family also turned me out after dark. Then I wrapped my children in a torn blanket and hid ourselves in the verandah of another friend.

5. That early morning on 2nd Nov.'84, the husband of this lady friend took me and my children on his cycle to Mangolpuri. I stayed here with my relatives for 6 days – thereafter I went to Punjab and stayed there for 6 months.

6. That during this period I visited my house and I saw it looted and burnt. I suffered a loss of Rs.1,00,000/- in embroidering machines, other gadgets etc. and lot of raw material stored in my house.

7. That I lodged an FIR with Sultanpuri Police Station on 13-11-84. ( copy attached )

8. That I have not received any compensation so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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