Question No. 31-"Could you give my lord an idea of the exact position in which the firing party was formed upon the road?”
Answer-"It was formed up in front of the shops in two lines facing the opposite direction at an angle with the shops."
Question No. 32-" At that point of time did you consider the firing necessary?”
Answer-" Most essential. Otherwise the police party would have been overwhelmed".
37. Witness No. 4, the City D.S.P., who was manhandled by the crowd was questioned;
Question No. 30-"Do you know how much tear gas was used?”
Answer-Three or four times tear gas was used before the University compound and Medical College Hostel compound-several times tear gas was used."
Question No. 31-"What happend after that?”
Answer-The situation was grave and the agitators came from all directions and brickbats came like showers and we had no place to take shelter and many police officersn including constables were injured. The situation was so grave that the D.M. passed order to open fire".
Question No. 32-"Who ordered the firing?”
Answer-"D. M."
Question No. 33-"Was the firing opened?”
Answer-"Yes."
Question No. 34-"What was the time when firing was opened?”
Answer-"At about 3-30."
Question No. 35-"Where Were you when firing was opened?”
Answer “I was between the Medical College gate and the Medical College Hostel gate, just in front of the shops."
Question No. 36-"Not behind the shops?”
Answer- “In front of the shops on the road."
Question No. 37-"Do you know in which direction the firing was opened?”
Answer-In all directions the firing was opened-one towards the University playground and another towards the Medical College Hostel compound."
Question No. 38-"Did you notice any casualties as a result of the firing?”
Answer-"Actually I saw one man dropping down just in front of the University ground. I did not see any other casualty."
