"In November 1984 following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, mobs led by Congress leaders committed murder, loot, arson and rape, across India for over a week, however the worst affected area was the capital of India Delhi.

"Due to the large span of area the actual number of those dead is unknown, official figures of those who died are over 4000 and 60,000 were rendered homeless in Delhi alone, these figures do not incorporate those "missing".

"India is ablaze with hate and anger. In city after city from one corner of the country to the other enraged mobs have gone and are going about systematically burning and looting Sikh properties and assaulting Sikhs without discrimination." The Times of India November 2 1984

"Sikhs were sought out and burned to death. Children were killed, shops looted, cars burnt, markets destroyed, houses gutted. Trains were stopped and Sikhs were picked out and murdered." Akbar M.J.

"Around 300 Sikh officers and men in uniform were done to death in the presence of non-Sikh soldiers, who stood as silent spectators."  Economic and Political Weekly (5 Nov 1984)

Police officers "stood by and watched arson, rape, looting and murder, without making any attempt to intervene to protect citizens belonging to the Sikh minority, without attempting to dissuade the attackers to call for reinforcements or other support, or even to inform the fire brigade."  Independent Report (Who are the Guilty? - Report PUCL and PUDR)

"Many people complained that, in some cases, the police were not merely hanging back, but giving active support."  The Times (5 Nov 1984)

"We started from the foot paths after the 1947 Partition, now we get back to it in our old age" wept an old couple, they had been deprived of all their belongings and also a young son." - A riot victim

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