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1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 5: Inside Perspectives

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"We tried to get these people out but could only achieve partial success because the army began its offensive.”- Apar Singh Bajwa, DSP of Panjab Police (BBC News Flash-Backs, 3 June 2004)

"We tried to get these people out but could only achieve partial success because the army began its offensive.”
- Apar Singh Bajwa, DSP of Panjab Police (BBC News Flash-Backs, 3 June 2004)

“We thought we were safe inside. We never thought they would attack.”
She claimed that the army never appealed for them to come out of the hostel.
- Ranbir Kaur, a nineteen-year-old staying at Hostel (Amritsar, Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle)

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