1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Police Records

Police Station Sri Niwaspuri

SHO: Inspector Om Parkash Yadav
ACP: Avinash Chander

Police Station Sri Niwaspuri has three Police Posts each under a Sub Inspector:

1. New Friends Colony - Laxmi Chand, SI

2. Sunlight Colony - Ishar Singh, SI

3. Okhla Phase I - Bhawan Singh, SI

Sri Niwaspuri had under its jurisdiction DAV College, Hari Nagar Ashram, Ashram Chowk, Bhagwant Nagar, Shalimar Bridge and Sidhartha Bastis, Sunlight Colony and posh colonies like Maharani Bagh and New Friends Colony. There are a number of other areas including some villages in the extreme south of Delhi. This police station was seriously affected during the riots of 1984.

Deaths

The figures of deaths are also conflicting However, the Delhi Administration, Delhi, has identified at least twenty deaths in the area of this Police Station.

Events

Trouble in this area started on the night of 31st October, 1984 when a Taxi Stand opposite Police Station DAV College was set on fire. Vehicles were also set on fire in the night near Ashram Chowk.

From the morning of 1st November, 1984 incidents started with full fury when the vehicles were set on fire at Ashram Chowk, New Friends Colony, Tamoor Nagar, and houses of Maharani bag hand New Friends Colony were set ablaze.

There were some serious incidents in Ashram Chowk on that day besides Bharat Nagar, Shalimar Bridge, Sukhdev Vihar, Kalindi Colony etc. Some incidents continued on 2nd, 3rd and 4th November, 1984 also.

FIR's

Although a very large number of incidents of all types took place in this area very few cases were registered and apparently no effective action was taken by the police.

 

 

 

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