Calcutta Disturbances Commission of Enquiry. Record of Proceedings (21st April to 28th April 1947) Minutes of Evidence

a large crowd had assembled outside the gates of the market and the crowd out- side and the refugees in the market started brickbatting. [...] 3. When you arrived there, did you find any crowd outside the market, to the east or to the north of it?/I went to the north gate and I remained at the north gate. [...] There was brickbatting even inside the market"?/T did not say that the Hindu crowd outside the market attacked the Muslims inside the market. [...] Was anybody sent from the thana after your report to the market ?/I cannot say whether anybody was sent from the thana to the Sovabazar market, I was told to go back to the Guard Room and that there was a lot of trouble in the elaka. [...] Either on the whole day of the 17th or the night of the 17th?/Yes, on the night as well as on the day I was not posted for any duty on the 17th.