Affidavit submitted before Misra Commission (1987).
Affidavit of Pyar Kaur wife of S. Gurbachan Singh, aged about 25 years, Gali No.583, Ashok Nagar, Mandoli Road, presently 88/D, Tilak Vihar, New Delhi.
I solemnly affirm and declare as under: –
That on 1-11-1984, at about 9 AM, mob comprising of about 2000 – 3000 men was being lead by Sat Paul, aged about 20 – 22 years son of Pati Ram, Akbar and Vinod etc. these all lived in our neighbourhood. These people assaulted all the six members of our family with iron rods, gandasas and lathis – their names are my father-in-law s. Uttam Singh aged 60 years, my husband s. Gurbachan Singh, aged 28 years, Saudagar Singh aged 25 years, Rani wife of Saudagar Singh, aged about 23 years, my sister-in-law (husband’s sister) Rani about 16 years of age who had been married, my brother-in-law (husband’s younger brother) Jagir Singh aged about 18 years. My father-in-law was tied with an electric pole, and in a very bad condition was beaten. Then all were beaten and thereafter one by one were sprinkled with kerosene oil and set on fire. While they were still waiting the mob left. Kerosene oil was sprinkled or me also and I, too, was badly beaten but since I was in a family way they left me in a unconscious state. May be I was spared because I was in a family way. My sister-in-law (husband’s younger brother’s wife) left behind their orphan children aged about 5 years, 3 years and ten months. All the belongings of the house were looted. Four buffaloes also taken away by Satpal Pati Ram’s son, Akbar and Vinod. These people were responsible for so many deaths in my family.