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182 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
which was in the possession of Government as Government property and to the transfer of which the Hindus had raised objections. Mr. E. Weston—now a judge of the Bombay High Court—who was appointed to investigate into the disturbances gives* the following figures of the murdered and the wounded:
| Taluka. | Murders committed. | Col3 | Persons injured. | Col5 | Persons subse- quently died from injuries. | Col7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindus. | Mdns. | Hindus. | Mdns. | Hindus. | Mdns. | |
| Sukkur Town … Sukkur Taluka … Shikarpur Taluka … Garhi Yasin Taluka … Rohri Taluka … Pano Akil Taluka … Ghorki Taluka … Mirpur Mathclo Taluka … … Ubauro Taluka | 20 2 5 24 10 6 1 … 4 | 12 2 … … … … … … … | 11 23 11 4 3 1 1 1 3 | 11 … … … … … … … 1 | 1 5 2 … … … … … 1 | … … … … … … … … … |
| 142 | 14 | 58 | 12 | 9 | … |
Of the many gruesome incidents recorded by him the following may be quoted :
“The most terrible of all the disturbances occurred on the night of the 20th at Gosarji village which is eight miles from Sukkur and sixteen from Shikarpur. According to an early statement sent by the District Magistrate to Government, admittedly incomplete, 27 Hindus were murdered there that night. According to the witnesses examined the number was 37.
“Pamanmal, a contractor of Gosarji states that at the time of satyagraha the leading Hindus of Gosarji came in deputation to the leading zemindar of the locality Khan Sahib Amirbux who was then at Sukkur. He reassured them and said he was responsible for their safety. On the 20th Khan Sahib Amirbux was at Gosarji, and that morning Mukhi Mahrumal was murdered there. The Hindus went to Khan Sahib Amirbux for protection
- Report of the Court of Inquiry appointed under section 3 of the Sind Public Inquiries Act to inquire into the riots which occurred at Sukkur in 1939, p. 65. The total of 142 Hindus under ‘murdered’ seems to be a mistake. It ought to be 72.