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1984 Delhi Sikh Genocide - Police Records












Police Station Nizamuddin

SHO: Inspector Ram Phal

The colonies of Nizamuddin, Jangpura, Bhogal, Badarpur Stock, Sunder Nagar, kaka Nagar, Church Lane, Masjid Lane etc. come under this Police Station. There is a Police Post at Jangpura of which Shakti Singh. S.I., was In charge.

Apparently there were no incidents in this area on 31st October, 1984 but incidents of arson and looting started in the morning on 1st November, 1984 and continued on 2nd and 3rd November also. The main areas affected were Bhogal and Jangpura where a large number of vehicles parked in Badarpur Stock area were damaged and then set on fire.

Deaths

The SHO reports that there were no deaths in this area. However, Delhi Administration has subsequently identified 7 deaths in the area of this Police Station.


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

Inspector
1

SI
8

ASI
5

HC
8

Constables
55

DCP - Chandra Prakash (the then D.C.P) retired on 30/11/2001 Rest Add D-II/139 Kidwai Nagar (West) New Delhi.
ACP - K.B. Kumar (the then ACP) Retired from Service Add. (1) 51, M.I.G. Flats, Residential Scheme, Roxn Garden. (2) B-8/403, New Mohalla, Ludhiana, Punjab.
SHO - Ram Phal the then Inspector SHO (HN-DIN) (retired from the services) Resi Add. C-27-F, Viejta Vihar, Sec.13, Delhi Police Colony, Rohini Delhi.

Sikh Police personnel - details not available. Reserve Force and Home Guards - no such details available.

2. Details of arms and ammunition on 31-10-1984 to 04-11-1984 is given below:

 
No.of arms
No.of ammunition

Rifle No.1 Mark 3x3
10
1000

Rifle (Muskhet) 410
7
700

Sten Gun
2

Rev .455
5
300

Rev .38
4
120

Pistol .9mm
4
120

Stenguns 9mm
1
90

Details of Tear Gas, Grenades not available as per the records held by P.S. H.N.Dlh

3. Copies of the duty chart of P.P. Jangpura has already been placed before the Hon'ble Commission but duty chart of P.S. H.N.Din N/A presently.

4. B.C's of the area were arrested, extra force was called. Pickets in communal sensitive areas were installed. Intensive Patrolling by the Police Staff of the communal sensitive areas was done. Note: No details provided...

5. The following cases for the different incidents were registered by the police.

S.No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

FIR No.
412/84
413/84
414/84
415/84
417/84

Dated
2/11/84
2/11/84
2/11/84
2/11/84
5/11/84

Under Section
147/148/149/436/307/188/380/392/411 IPC
147/148/149/188 IPC
186/353/307/34 IPC & 25/54/50 ARMS ACT
147/148/149/436/380 IPC
302 IPC

(However the following cases related to the riots was also registered).

S.No.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

FIR No.
283/86
43/87
44/87
472/92
40/93
42/93

Dated
31/8/86
18/2/87
18/2/87
18/12/92
3/2/93
3/2/93

Under Section
147/148/149/323/506 IPC
147/148/149/436/462 IPC
147/148/149/436/341/342/327 IPC
147/148/149/436/427 IPC
147/148/149/436/395/427 IPC
147/148/149/436/427 IPC

6. Total seventeen persons were arrested as preventive measures date wise arrested are shown as under: 3/11/1984 - 08 4/11/1984 - 01 6/11/1984 - 04 8/11/1984 - 03 10/1/1984 - 01 Total - 17

7. Details of FIR registered are already mentioned in reply No.5.

8. Total deaths reported during riots - Nil

9. No Gurdwara/ Mandir was looted/ burnt/ damaged anyhow 9 houses 39 shops and 114 vehicles were burnt/ damaged.

10. Only 2 persons namely Mohinder Kumar S/o Hari Ram R/o 34, Bazar Lane, Bhogal and Satish Kumar S/o Ram Parshad R/o 53, Church Lane. Bhogal sustained injuries but there is record available about the nature of injuries sustained by them.

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

12. No record available.

13. Persons arrested for the offence of murder - Nil

14. Total 45 persons were arrested. A separate list of persons arrested is enclosed, as annexure 'A' anyhow there is no record available regarding the date of release of the accused persons from the cases registered against them.

15. Police resorted to firing to disperse/ control the mob at 2 places

1) Bhogal Area
2) near Rajdoot Hotel.

Total 18 rounds were fired. DD registers are already placed before the Hon'ble Commission.

16. No record.

17. Police resorted to exploding of Tear Gas Grenade at two places, Bhogal and Near Rajdoot Hotel, Lathi Charge in Bhogal area only.

18. Police men sustained injuries - Nil

19. No Police vehicle was damaged/ burnt.

20. Post Mortem of five dead bodies/victims was got done by the police vide case FIR No.417/84 date 5/11/84 under section 302 IPC and all the five dead bodies could not be identified despite best efforts of the police.

21. Particulars of the persons/ relatives who received dead bodies are not available.

22. No record of cremations.

23. Five dead bodies remained on identified vide case FIR No.417/84.

24. No record of Fire Brigade help.

25. Names of the victims are already mentioned in the reply of Q.No.10 of the Questionnaire.

26. Charge Sheet in 6 cases was filed before the Hon'ble Courts. A separate list of the persons sent for trial indicating their names and address in each FIR is enclosed. Four cases have been sent/ filed as Untraced.

27. On 13/11/1984 one country made pistol bore 3x3 18 live cartridges and 18 fired empty cases were recovered from one Uday Singh S/o Bojha Singh R/o Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh and a number of swords, daggers and spears were also recovered from the said Gurdwara complex.

28. A property worth Rs.3,04,000 was recovered by the police and the property worth of Rs.3,02,000/0 was returned to its rightful owners.

29. No specific record available.

30. No record of award of police personnel is available in police station.

31. No record of disciplinary action against police official is available in Police Station for his role in the 1984 carnage.

32. A case has been re-investigated/re-opened by the Riot Cell at be instance of Jain Aggarwal Committee report ie. F.I.R. No.44/87.

33. Yes, No specific record available.

34. On 03.11.1984, time not known.

35. The then SHO Ram Phal will inform the Hon'ble Commission at the time of representation.

36. Total population of the area of Police Station, approx. 2 Lacs.

sd/-
(Girraj Singh)
Inspector
Police Station Naraina

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