Firing

20 Feb 2016

In power

BJP — Centre

Acted

Centre

At Jhajjar on 20 February a crowd set government buildings on fire near the Jahanaara Bagh stadium. Water cannon, tear gas and a lathi charge did not disperse it, and the committee says the crowd fired at the police; a magistrate then ordered the Army to fire. The Prakash Singh committee gives different death counts in different parts of its report, and IANS and the state police gave other figures [2][3][1]

• 6 killed in firing by the Army (with police) at Jhajjar on 20 February, said Prakash Singh committee (para 8.15, table of Army firing) [2]
• 5 killed in firing by the Army in Jhajjar district, said Prakash Singh committee (para 7.11, use-of-force table) [2]
• 4 agitators killed when the Army column opened fire at Jhajjar, said Prakash Singh committee (para 5.18) [2]
• 4 died in Jhajjar on 20 February when armed forces opened fire, said Official release (as reported by The Indian Express) [3]
• 1 killed when soldiers fired on a mob in Jhajjar, said IANS [1]

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