The Qadian Diary — Page 78
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad 64 he could easily be careless about taking everything out of it. Major Sharif Ahmad is still under arrest in spite of assurances given to the contrary by the Military. Many other Ahmadies have been arrested because they pre- vented the Police from looting or reported against them. As no road or rail transport exists, no legal or other assistance can be sent to them. Once the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur asked the Deputy Commissioner, Sialkot why the defence of these accused was not being arranged. The Deputy Commissioner, Sialkot asked whether any safe transport was available, upon which the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur said nothing. ( v ) Again and again local officials have advised Ahmadies to vacate Qadian. Col. Gurbachan Singh said this to Major Mirza Daud Ahmad who happened to visit Qadian with a convoy. The Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur said the same thing a few days ago to Mirza Aziz Ahmad, M. A. , of Qadian who is the local Chief now-a-days. A mutual Hindu friend visiting Mirza Aziz Ahmad on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, said the same thing. The Superintendent of Police even said that Ahmadies lived on the border and belonged to another faith. In case of war, they were bound to suffer. In fact, he said, they would in such a case be wiped off ! The hint was obvious enough. ( vi ) About 700 girls have been abducted out of the Qadian area. The girls who were able to return were produced before Major- General Thimaya when he visited Qadian. But nothing has been done to bring to book the miscreants who have been responsible for such a heinous crime on such a large scale. We have a list of a great number of these abducted girls. ( vii ) The police have been looting the houses and the camp. During one of Col. Gurbachan Singh’s tours of inspection a policeman and a military soldier were found looting the local Bata