1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Affidavits

Affidavit submitted before the Misra Commission

I, Baljeet Kumar Mehra S/o Satpal aged about 24 years resident of 30/18, Trilok Puri, Delhi do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:

1) That on November 1, 1984 a strong mob of more than one thousand persons armed with lathies, spears, knives, iron rods, etc. came to our block. They were being led by the following persons:

1) Ramesh S/o Sham Singh R/o 30/83, Trilokpuri, a bad character and a known Congress (I) Worker of the area.

2) Mangal Singh R/o 30/20, Trilok Puri, an employee of the Railways and active Congress (I) woker.

3) Yare Lal R/o 30/29, Trilok Puri, an employee of Railway.

4) Arma Nand R/o 30/27, Trilok Puri and employee of the Post and Telegraph .

5) Tailor of 30/22 Trilokpuri.

6) Bishar S/o Pyare Lal, 30/29, Trilokpuri, Delhi.

2) That we have a tenant S. Guljar Singh. Before the arrival of the mob he had left the house to a safer place but his wife and daughter aged 2-3 years was in the house. The mob led by aforesaid 6 persons attacked the house of Gulzar Singh who was a tenant in occupation of the first floor of my house. They broke open his house and looted all his personal effects. His house was later on burnt completely.

3) That at the same time Pyare Lal and the tailor mentioned at S.No.(3) and (5) respectively in para (1) shouted to the other people and pointing at us that we should not be spared as we also belong to Sikh family. At their instigation my brother Amar Jeet (aged 22 years) and myself were beaten up mercilessly. They started looting our house in front of us. Ramesh set our house on fire.

4) That as we were hindus, we somehow managed to escape and sought refuge in the house of Krishan Lal S/o Sahib Anand R/o 30/454, Trilok Puri.

5) That I saw that Ramesh and Mangal Singh killed one Sikh by beating him mercilessly near the public laterine of Block No.30, I saw this incident with my own eyes when I was staying at Krishan Lal's house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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