Assassination Assassination of Indira Gandhi



the spot indira gandhi shot down marked glass opening in crystal pathway @ indira gandhi memorial.


at 9:20 a.m. on 31 october 1984, indira gandhi on way interviewed british actor peter ustinov, filming documentary irish television. walking through garden of prime minister s residence @ no. 1, safdarjung road in new delhi towards neighbouring 1 akbar road office.


as passed wicket gate guarded satwant singh , beant singh, 2 opened fire. sub-inspector beant singh fired 3 rounds abdomen .38 revolver. satwant singh fired 30 rounds sterling submachine gun after had fallen ground. after shooting, both threw weapons down , beant singh said have done had do. want do. in next 6 minutes tarsem singh jamwal , ram saran, soldiers in indo-tibetan border police, captured , killed beant singh in separate room. satwant singh arrested gandhi s other bodyguards along accomplice trying escape, , wounded in attack initiated beant singh. satwant singh hanged in 1989 accomplice kehar singh.


salma sultan gave first news of assassination of indira gandhi on doordarshan s evening news on 31 october 1984, more 10 hours after shot. alleged r. k. dhawan, mrs. gandhi s secretary, overruled intelligence , security officials had ordered removal of sikh policemen, including eventual assassins, security threat.


beant singh 1 of gandhi s favourite guards, whom had known ten years. other assassin, satwant singh, 22 years old when assassination occurred , had been assigned gandhi s guard 5 months before assassination.








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