1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Police Records

Police Station Ashok Vihar

SHO: Inspector Yashvir Singh

Police Station covers a very wide area with mixed population of the well to do as Jhuggi-dwellers. It has an industrial area under it with a lot of labour population.

Deaths

10 persons (7 Sikhs and 3 non-Sikhs) were killed in this Police Station.

Sequence Of Events

Incidents of violence in this Police Station started mainly on the morning of 1.11.84. There were attacks on Gurdwaras and the houses of Sikhs at various places and messages in this regard were being received on wireless almost continuously.

The serious incidents, according to the police records, were the burning of Gurdwara Phase I Ashok Vihar, Deep Cinema, Shopping Complex in Wazirpur Industrial Area and Nimri Colony. The last serious incident in this Police Station occurred in the Industrial Area on 3.11.84.

FIR's

FIR No. 502 – was registered on 1.11.84 at 1.35 pm. On a telephonic information from Mukhtiar Singh Pradhan from Wazirpur Industrial Area regarding an attack by a mob on a factory. The mob was stated to have been armed with lathis etc. and indulging in arson. Two Sikhs were also stated to have been beaten with lathis and fell to the ground.

On receipt of this information, force was sent to the spot. The factory is stated to have been burnt and the mob started running away on seeing the police. Twelve of the miscreants were arrested on the spot along with lathis and iron rods.

FIR No. 503 – was registered on 1.11.84 at 4.20 pm. This FIR covers a number of incidents at various places. Infect, it names specific places where rioting was alleged to have taken place. According to the FIR, the mob was finally encircled near Wazirpur Gurdwara and 14 of the miscreants arrested along with lathis and other weapons.

FIR No. 505 – This case was registered on 3.11.84 at 1.20 pm on the report of SI Jagdish Prasad Soni and pertains to incidents of arson in the Industrial Area. The SHO is stated to have reached the spot and fired 4 rounds from his revolver.

After lathi charge, the crowd is stated to have been controlled and miscreants were arrested on the spot along with lathis and iron rods. One dead body was also found and one injured person was sent to Hindu Rao Hospital.

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Reply of a questionnaire required by the Nanavati Commission

1. Record of strength of police persons including Sikh personnel in the police station during 31.10.1984 to 04.11.1984 is not available at present. More over the following officers were posted during that period.

Present Place of Posting;

DCP - S.K. Singh (Retd. 326 SFS Flats), Mukharji Nagar.
ACP - Mahavir Singh (Now Addl. DCP), P.T.C. Jharoda, Delhi.
SHO - Insp. Yashvir Singh (ACP/Vivek Vihar, Delhi)

2. Record is not available in the police station.

3. Duty chart is already available with the Commission.

4. 6 BC's were arrested vide DD No. 17A Dt. 2.11.1984 u/s 107/151 CrPC. However the record of calling extra force is not available in the police station.

5. Incidents reported on:-

01.11.1984 - 1 Incident Covered in FIR No. 502/84, 3 Incidents Covered in FIR No 503/84
02.11.1984 - Nil
03.11.1984 - 1 Incident Covered in FIR No. 505/84
04.11.1984 - Nil

6. Persons arrested on:-

01.11.1984 - 12 accused in case FIR 502/84, 14 accused in case FIR 503/84
03.11.1984 - 9 accused in case FIR 505/84

138 persons were arrested u/s 107/151 Cr.PC as under:-

02.11.1984 DDNo.l7A 10 persons arrested
02.11.1984 DDNo.4A 4 persons arrested
03.11.1984 DD No. 9A 119 persons arrested
07.11.1984 DD No. IOA 5 persons arrested

7. Total 3 FIR's, were registered in the police station relating to the riots during this period.

i. FIR No. 502/84 Dt. 01.11.1984 u/s 147, 148, 149, 436, 427, 38C 304, IPC. Accused named in FIR-12.
ii. FIR No. 503/84 Dt. 01.11.1984 u7s 145, 148, 149, 295,427, 436, 307, 308, 304, 454, 380, 379 IPC. Accused named in FIR - 14.
iii. FIR No. 505/84 Dt. 03.11.1984 u/s 146, 148, 149, 427, 436, 304, 34 IPC.

Accused named in FIR - 9

(Detailed list attached)

8. Total deaths reported

Sikh - 7
Hindu - 3
(Detailed list attached)

9. Category a) Gurdwara b) Houses c) Shops d) Shops Factories e) Vehicles i. Trucks ii. Buses iii. Car/ TSRs iv. Two wheelers

Burnt 4   5 7 31   7 2 29 15

Looted         37

Damaged 1

10. Persons suffered injuries - 13

(Detailed list attached)

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

12. No record of complaints received in relation to 1984 riots is available.

13. List of persons arrested is attached for reference.

14. List of persons arrested is attached for reference.

15. Police restored to firing to disperse/ Control the mob on 3 occasions the detail is as under:-

Deep Cinema 01.11.1984 - 1 Round of revolver
Ph-II A-Vihar 01.11.1984 - 6 Rounds of revolver
Indust. Area 03.11.1984 - 4 Rounds of revolver
A-87 - FIR No. 505/84 Fired by SHO Ashok Vihar

Moreover the Daily Dairy of the period is not available in the police station.

16. Nil

17. Police resorted to:-

a) Exploding of tear gas Grenade - 1 cell at Deep Cinema by DCP North on 01.11.1984.

b) Lathi charge;

1.11.1984 Community Centre Ph I & II two times.
3.11.1984 Indust. Area Wazirpur 1 time.

18. 5 Police officers & men were injured during the course of action (List attached).

19. No Police Vehicle was damaged/burnt.

20. 10 dead bodies were got post mortem examination done at S. Mandi Mortury.

21. No record available.

22. -do

23. 1 Hindu

24. Record is not available.

25. List of insured is attached.

26. All 3 cases were charge sheeted (Detail of cases attached).

27. Record is not available'

28. Nil

29. The record is not available.

30. Record is not available.

31. Record is not available.

32. No case was re-investigated/ re-opened, however two fresh cases were registered in connection with these riots which are as under:-

i) FIR No. 435/91 Dt. 13.12.91 u/s. 147/148/149/427/436/395 IPC.
ii) FIR No. 386/92 Dt. 22.9.92 u/s. 147/148/149/395/436 IPC

(Copy of FIR enclosed)

33. record is not available.

34. -do-

35. -do-

36. -do-

sd/-
(Gajraj Singh)
SHO Ashok Vihar
North West Dist. Delhi

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