Roshan Singh of Sultanpuri

Roshan Singh was a Sikh of B Block in Sultanpuri, West Delhi, who was killed on the morning of 2 November 1984 in the Tesra Ghallughara, according to the evidence of his father as the Nanavati Commission summarises it. He was the son of Moti Singh, who lived in B Block of Sultanpuri. The account below is his father's, not a finding of a court.

What his father said

• 1 November 1984, about 8.30 a.m.: Sajjan Kumar, then the local Member of Parliament, told a mob near B Block that whoever killed Roshan Singh or Bhag Singh would be given Rs 5,000, and those who killed other Sikhs Rs 1,000 "per head".
• 2 November 1984, about 6 a.m.: when a mob that had come near the house started going elsewhere, Roshan Singh tried to run to safety. By the time he was two steps from the house, Station House Officer Bhatti (spelt Bhati in the report) fired at him from his revolver, saying that no Sikh could get away alive while he was there.
• A grandson of Moti Singh who went out to help was shot dead by Head Constable Jai Chand, and another grandson was wounded. About 15 minutes later, Moti Singh said, Brahmanand Gupta brought kerosene in a bucket and set the bodies ablaze.

Ensaaf, which also draws on Moti Singh's affidavit, has both grandsons killed, and says three other members of the family died. The Commission's summary of the Sultanpuri police station area says that police forced Sikhs to go inside their houses and then let the mobs attack them.

What the Commission did about the men named. It issued notices to Sajjan Kumar and Brahmanand Gupta. Of Bhatti it said his explanation that the area was very large and the force inadequate "is not a good explanation", but recommended no action against him because of the long lapse of time and weak evidence.

Why his name is on record: his father's evidence names him first as one of the two men for whose killing a reward was offered, and then as the first of the family to be shot on 2 November.