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 Question No. 64-"Do you know in which direction the firing was opened?”

 Answer-The firing was against two formations of the crowd, one towards the crossing and in front of the hospital gate and the other towards the gate and the road in front of the Medical College Hostel"

 Question No. 65-"Do you know how many rounds were fired?”

 Answer-'After firing was over I was told that 27 rounds had been fired in all. I must mention here that while firing was ordered it was stopped after hardly any round had been fired to see if it was sufficient to disperse the crowd but the crowd came again".

 Question No. 66-To court: “Under whose orders was the firing stopped, yours or the S.P.s?”

 Answer-"S.P.'s. A few rounds more were fired. This 2 includes all the rounds fired".

 Question No. 67-To Mr. Rahman: “Prior to giving the order of firing, did you give any warning"

 Answer-"Repeated warnings were given by me and other police officers to the crowd to disperse and to keep away from the Police or firing will be done".

 Question No. 68-"Did you notice any casualties as a result of the firing?”

 Answer-"I noticed only one at the comer of the University ground".

 Question No. 69-"What happened to that?”

 Answer-"It was being removed by members of the crowd and put in a van which was there or it came from somewhere-I do not exactly remember-after the firing was opened."

 Question No. 70-"What did you do after the firing had been opened?”

 Answer-"Cease fire had been ordered."

 Question No. 71-"Did you remain on the spot or you went anywhere else?”

 Answer-"We went to the Assembly buildings having been sent for."

 Question No. 153-"Did you order firing for disobeying section 144 or for protection of police or for both?”

 Answer-"I ordered firing to save the police force from being overwhelmed".

 Question No. 154-"They sought your permission to fire for protecting themselves or for saving themselves from being overwhelmed?”

 Answer- “I was myself seeing the position of the police".

 Question No. 155-"Did they seek orders from you?”

 Answer- “Yes".

 Question No. 156-To court: “Who sought orders?”

 Answer-"The S. P. told me that the situation was such that the police party was almost at the point of being overwhelmed. I found the position exactly so, and I was