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 Question No. 39-"And did you notice when firing was stopped 7"

 Answer-"Firing was stopped after the people had dispersed as a result of the second firing."

 Question No. 40-"Did you notice any casualties as a result of the firing?”

 Answer-" saw one man falling down in the University playground and inside the Medical College Hostel compound were some casualties. I could not say what was the number because I did not dare to go there for the students were very furious."

 39. Mr. Md. Yusuf, Special Superintendent of Police, Intelligence Branch, (Witness No 8) stated:

 Question No. 24-" While you were at the Medical College gate please tell my lord, what action was taken by the police party to disperse these people?”

 Answer-"While I went there some policemen with lathis were brought to the place and they were collected in front of the University gate. Then a lathi charge was made, under orders of the D.M. I saw the students and other demonstrators who were there. They fell back a little in the compound of the Medical College Hostel. But they retaliated with heavy shower of brickbats and were charging the police party and literallythepolicecould not stand the attack. They fall back to the place where they werestanding.Thestudents rushed out all the time throwing brickbats on the police. Brickbats were coming from practically all sides and mostly from the direction of the University playground and the Hostel compound, and these students and demonstrators were closing on the place. The situation was awfully bad and the District magistrate decided to open fire. A number of policemen had been injured also and some of them had injuries on the head. I saw the D.I.G., S.P. and the D.M. getting brickbats and they were also hit with brickbats."

 Question No. 25-"Was fire opened?”

 Answer.-"Yes. Then fire was opened."

 Question No. 26-"At about what time?”

 Answer'-'Tt would be at about 3-15 or, 3-10".

 Question No. 27—"In which direction was the fire opened?”

 Answer-"Tt was opened in two directions—one party facing the University ground and the other the Hostel gate."

 Question No. 28-"How far were you at that time?”

 Answer-" was between the two flanks of the firing parties and behind the roadside shops in front of the Medical College Hostel compound."

 Question No. 29-"And do you know how many rounds were fired on how far the firing was controlled?”

 Answer-"Tn all about, I think, 20 or 25 rounds were fired. The firing was done by two parties as I said before. Only one round was fired on the 1st occasion by both the parties and there was an interval of a few minutes."