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 Answer-"There I found a very large crowd assembled on the road in front of the Medical College gate and by the side of the University playground and also on the road that leads towards, probably, the Fuller Road."

 Question No. 30-"What would be your estimate of the crowd at this point?”

 Answer-Crowds from all sides would amount to 5,000 but bulk of the people were in front of the Medical College Hostel gate and the Medical College gate."

 Question No. 31-"Did you notice as to what was the attitude of the crowd at this point of time?”

 Answer-"They were very threatening and brickbats were showered incessantly from all directions, mostly from the direction of the Medical College Hostel gate and I also noticed that a large number of the policemen were injured. The S.P. himself was bleeding from his collar bone."

 Question No. 32-"What, according to you, was the position of the police force at this point of time?”

 Answer-"The Police was surrounded on all sides by the crowd and they were standing and looking awkward; they had arms in their hands but they could not take action. At the same time, they were being brickbatted and being injured. That being the position the D.I.G. asked the District Magistrate to give orders for opening fire. The District Magistrate who was present there ordered lathi charge."

 Question No. 33-"Was the lathi charge made?”

 Answer-"Yes, it was made."

 Question No. 34-"Did that have any effect?”

 Answer-Tt had its effect for two or three minutes; the crowd dispersed for the time being but again they converged from all directions towards the police and brickbats were being thrown incessantly towards the Police. The whole road was full of brickbats. I myself took shelter behind a shop."

 Question No. 35-"After the lathi charge, was any other action taken by the Police?”

 Answer-'After the lathi charge, when it was found that the police were going to be overwhelmed, repeated warnings were given. But as that produced no effect, the District Magistrate ordered opening of fire."

 Question No. 36-"Was firing done?”

 Answer “Yes".

 Question No. 37-"Have you any idea as to how many rounds were fired?”

 Answer-"Tt was counted a little later and found that 27 rounds were fired. Just after warnings and firing of few rounds it was stopped to see the reaction."

 Question No. 38-"What was the reaction?”

 Answer-"The first firing had no effect; the people came again and were throwing brickbats. Firing was done in two directions-one towards the Medical College Hostel and another towards the University playground corner."