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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 25. januar 1948 / Time Line January 25, 1948
Version 3.524. Januar 1948, 26. Januar 1948
01/25/1948
Mohandas Gandhi
myrdes af en hindu / Mohandas Gandhi is murdered by a Hindu.
Dokumentation: English translation of original F.I.R. of
Mahatma Gandhi Assassination case - 1948
Statement of Shri Nand Lal Mehta, son of Shri Natha Lal Mehta,
Indian, resident of Connaught Circus Building Lala Sarju Prasad
Today I was present at Birla House. Around ten minutes past five in
the evening, Mahatma Gandhi left his room in Birla House for the
Prayer Ground. Sister Abha Gandhi and sister Sanno Gandhi were
accompanying him. Mahatma was walking with his hands on the
shoulders of the two sisters. Two more girls were there in the
group. I alongwith Lala Brij Kishan, a silver merchant, resident of
No. 1, Narendra Place, Parliament Street and Sardar Gurbachan
Singh, resident of Timar Pur, Delhi were also there. Apart from us,
women from the Birla household and two-three members of the staff
were also present. Having crossed the garden, Mahatma climbed the
concrete steps towards the prayer place. People were standing on
both the sides and approximately three feet of vacant space was
left for the Mahatma to pass through. As per the custom the Mahatma
greeted the people with folded hands. He had barely covered six or
seven steps when a person whose name I learnt later as Narayan
Vinayak Godse, resident of Poona, stepped closer and fired three
shots from a pistol at the Mahatma from barely 2 / 3 feet distance
which hit the Mahatma in his stomach and chest and blood started
flowing. Mahatma ji fell backwards, uttering "Raam - Raam". The
assailant was apprehended on the spot with the weapon. The Mahatma
was carried away in an unconscious state towards the residential
unit of the Birla House where he passed away instantly and the
police took away the assailant.
Sd/-
N.L. Mehta/30.1.1948.
Having received the information I rushed to the Birla House to find
the dead body of the Mahatma at room No. 3. Met Shri Nand Lal
Mehta, his statement recorded and got confirmed after reading it
out to him. Copy of the statement handed over to him. Came to know
that the assailant was whisked away by the Assistant Sub-Inspector.
It was a case of Section 302 Indian Penal Code. All the case papers
were sent to the Police Station Tughlak Road and I got engaged in
conducting investigations. A special report may be forwarded
through the police station. Sd. in English/30 January
Source: - http://www.kiranbedi.com/gandhifireng.htm
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