1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Police Records

Police Station Gandhi Nagar

SHO: Ram Mehar Sharma
ACP: R.D. Sharma

Police Station Gandhi Nagar is located along with the bank of river Yamuna and has no borders with Uttar Pradesh.

Deaths

As per the Police Station records the total number of persons killed in this Police Station was twenty-one, but as per the records of Relief Commissioner, the total number of deaths would be fifty-one.

Events

The incidents of violence in this Police Station had started in the evening of 31st October 1984 itself. However, most of the serious incidents involving killing had taken place after 2nd November 1984 mainly on 3rd November 1984 till late in the evening.

This would indicate that the situation was not controlled even up to 3rd November, 1984 even though some extra force had also been received at the Police Station on the 1st and 2nd of November, 1984. The SHO and the Assistant Commissioner of Police had been moving around within the Police Station jurisdiction apparently had not taken any positive steps to control the riots.

The usual plea of non-availability of force cannot the accepted. Besides, in this Police Station, Head Constable and seven Constables of the Delhi Armed Police were received on 1st November 1984, one platoon of PAC consisting of one P.C., one Head Constable and nineteen Constables were received on 2nd November 1984. In addition to this, three Head Constables and seventy-five Constables of the SRP were also received on the 4th November 1984.

FIR's

The number of cases registered at the Police Station in only one on 1st November 1984, three on 2nd November 1984 and two on 3rd November 1984. In addition to this, two cases had been registered on 3rd November 1984 mentioning arrests of thirty-six persons for breach of Section 144.

Two other cases registered on 6th and 8th November 1984 are on complaints by private persons mentioning killing of their relations during the riots. The FIR's 316 & 324 give the impression that the Police remained silent spectators and took no effective measures to come to grips with the situation.

In regard to FIR No. 319 registered on 3rd November, 1984 it may be mentioned that even though three persons were killed and two accused persons named, investigating officer S.O. Som Prakash arrested two accused persons only under sections 107/151 Criminal Procedure Code case on 9th November, and 28th November, 1984 respectively.

These arrests made under preventive Sections, subsequently, helped the accused in obtaining bail in the main murder case. The Delhi Police Vigilance has already made enquiries in this respect on the conduct of Som Prakash, S.I.

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Reply of a questionnaire required by the Nanavati Commission

1. Record of strength of police persons in the police station during 31.10.1984 to 04.11.1984

1. The strength of police personal of police station Gandhi Nagar has already been submitted in the report of the SHO Name of DCP:- Sewa Dass IPS

ACP - R.D. Malhotra
SHO - Insp Ram Mehar

2. Possession of Arms & Ammunition

No.of arms No.of ammunition

Rifle 17 1700

Pistol .9mm 1 30

Revolver 17 750

CM Gun 4 352

Muskat 410 14 1800

Light Pistol 1 10

Sten Gun 1

Rounds fired

Date 2.11.84 3.11.84 4.11.84

SAF 4 4

Revolver 7 9 1

Rifle 5 24 1

Total rounds 16 37 2

3. Duty Chart already provided & each on the file.

4. Preventive steps

(a) No. of BC arrested - Not available
(b) On 3.10.84 when the break out requestion of extra force was made regularly

5. No. of incident of offences.

On 31.10.84 - Nil
1.11.84 - Nil
2.11.84 - Nil
3.11.84 - Nil
4.11.84 - Nil

More over the detail of the information regarding the incidents to police in the area have already been provided in the detail report of then SHO.

6. On 3.11.84 44 persons were arrested in case FIR No.320/84 U/s 147/148/149/436/302 IPC.

On 4.11.84 36 Persons were arrested U/s 188 IPC.
Other information is not available.

7. How many FIR registered

On 31.10.84 - Nil
1.11.84 - FIR No.315 U/s 147/148/149/427/436 IPC
2.11.84 - FIR No. .316 U/s 147/148/149/427/3021PC FIR No.318 U/s 148/149/427/436/302 IPC
3.11.84 - 319 U/s 148/149/427/436/304/188/295/201/323/325 IPC FIR No. 320 U/s 147/148/149/427/436/302 IPC

8. Detail of the victim list attached

9. Detailed report of Vehicles attacked:

Truck - 1
Mini Bus / Matadoor -2
Car/ Scooter - 21

10. No of Persons injured 7 (Seven) list attached

11. Cases of Rape/ Molestation/outraging the modesty of women were reported - Nil

12. Record not available.

13. How many persons were arrested on each date for the offence of murder:

1.11.84 - Nil
2.11.84 - Nil
3.11.84 - 44 Persons has been arrested in case FIR No. 315 dt.
1.11.84 U/s 47/148/149/436/427/188/3021PC

List of persons arrested is attached with FIR.

14. How many persons were arrested for substantive offence:
1.11.84 - Nil
2.11.84 - Nil
3.11.84 - Nil
4.11.84 - 36 U/s 188 IPC was arrested under prevention section.

Record of there releasing is not available.

15. No of places where police open fire "15 places"

(i) On 2.11.84 16 round fired at 5 Places i.e.: Main Bazar Gandhi Nagar, RP Ist, RP II, Subash Mohalla, Dharam Pura & Main Bazar Gandhi Nagar.
(ii) On 3.11.84 37 rounds where fired at 7 places i.e. Jheel Chock, Jheel Gurudwara, Kailash Nagar, Main Bazar, Jheel Near Khalsa Hotel, and main Bazar Gandhi Nagar.
(iii) On 4.11.84 2 rounds where fired at 2 places i.e. Dharam Pura Gurdwara, Jheel Gurdwara.

16. One person died due to Police firing: Prem Kumar S/o Herbans Lal r/o 2/44 Geeta Colony Delhi.

17. 24 Tear Cell Grenades were fired. The details of Places for exploding Tear Gas Firing & Lathi Charge have already been filed with releavent D.D Entries in the report of SHO.

18. Records is not available.

19. Not known as records not available.

20. Out of 31 dead bodies 21 were sent for PM, Rest of the dead bodys were not recovered.

21. Records is not available.

22. Records is not available.

23. Records is not available.

24. Regarding arrival of Fire Bridage:-

No such record is available how ever the details of summoning of Fire Bridage has already been submitted for the then SHO.

25. List of Injured attached at Sr. No. 10.

26. In following cases Charge sheet was filed and accused persons sent for trial, the list of accused persons attached with relevant FIR list of cases attached.

27. Record is not available.

28. Record is not available.

29. List of Miscellaneous items including house hold item were recovered from street side and seized U/s 102 Cr.P.C. detail of case wise is not available.

30. Record is not available.

31. Record is not available.

32. List of re-investigated/Reopen cases as shown in the table attached with Sr. No.26.

33. Detail of visits of senior officers have already given in the report of them SHO.

34. Arrival of army not known.

35. Record is not available.

36. Total Population - Not available

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