Question No. 30-"Why".
Answer-"Because after this firing the demonstrators had fallen back a bit but after this firing they rushed out again towards the police throwing brickbats again, and then firing was ordered second time by S.P."
Question No. 31-"Did you notice any casualties as a result of the firing"?
Answer'-' could not actually see any casualty except one man whom I saw being carried on the arms of two or three followers who were in the compound of the Medical College Hostel. That was a little after the firing had ceased."
40. While Mr. Abdul Gofran who was then O. C., Lalbagh (witness No.9) stated:
Question No. 32-"Now what was the position at 3 O'clock or just a little before that?”
Answer-"The students began to brickbat the police in this way from inside the Medical College Hostel, Medical College and also from the University playground and all of us had to take shelter twice by the eastern side of the shops, on the western side of the Secretariat Road in order to save us and a number of us including the Range D.I.G. and S.P. were injured by brickbats."
Question No. 33-"Were you injured?”
Answer"-"No, perhaps I was the only man who was not injured."
Question No. 34-"At this time did the police do anything?”
Answer-"Yes, they used tear gas repeatedly and lathi charged to disperse them but there was no sign of retreat. Rather they became more vigorous with brickbats and were about to encircle the police party on duty there from the Medical College Hostel side and the University playground and the Medical College gate side."
Question No. 35-"And then what happened?”
Answer-"The situation was totally out of control when repeated warning were given and then a determined lathi charge was made to disperse them but all this failed and they showed no sign of retreat, rather they were advancing towards the police with brickbats. Ultimately finding no other alternative to save ourselves order for opening firing was given by the authorities and firing was done at about 3-30 p.m."
Question No. 36-"Do you know in which directions the firing was opened?
Answer-"Towards the Medical College Hostel gate and the University playgrounds side."
Question No. 37-"Where were you at that point of time?”
Answer-"I was in front of the shops at the junction."
Question No. 38-"How many times firing was done?”
Answer-"Twice."
Question No. 39-"Did you notice any casualties as a result of the firing?”
