Question No. 61-"Killed'
Answer-"Not killed, but injured. I saw them when they were being carried by people to the hospital"
Question No. 62-"Did you go inside the hospital?”
Answer-"No, Sir."
Question No. 63-"You saw 7 or 8 people being carried to the hospital, after that what did you do?”
Answer-Then I went to Dewanji Bazar Road through the torn wall at the back of the E.N.T. Department and crossing the University premises."
Question No. 64-"Where did you go to?”
Answer-"From Dewanji Bazar Road and Nazimuddin Road I went to Aga Mashi Lane and then I went straight to my house."
I am not prepared to accept the statement of so irresponsible a witness as being a statement of truth. It was never suggested in cross-enquiry he changed his tune and stated that he had actually gone on examination of any of the police witnesses that any Police constable actually trespassed into the Medical College Hostel compound and from inside the compound opened fire on the students and others assembled there. What was suggested was that one of the constables advanced up to the “Master Cabin" the double storied shop at the corner of the Medical College Hostel gate and from there fired into the compound. This suggestion was denied by the Police officers who claimed that the firing party never broke the square and fired from the position, which they took up under the orders of the Superintendent of Police (Vide witness No.1 Q. 281 to 284).
Question No. 281-"I put it to you that your constables were taking cover under the two storied hostel on the right hand side of the road and they were coming up and shooting and then going away?”
Answer-"My men never moved from their position."
Question No. 282-"It is suggested to you that they moved and took cover under the two-storied hotel?”
Answer- “I brought them to the position as shown by me and after that they did not move an inch"
Question No. 283-"And they fired from that position one by one?”
Answer- “No my lord, they did not go one by one and fire."
Question No. 284-"Your men fired within the Hostel compound?”
Answer- “Bullets might go inside the Hostel compound which is only about a few hundred yards."
The bullet marks which are to be found on Hostel No. 12 and Hostel No. 20-two hostels built “en echelon"-two in the east-end wall of Hostel No. 12 and one in the eastend wall of Hostel No. 20 and a glancing shot on the north wall of Shed No. 12, in my
