The Qadian Diary — Page 10
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad 10 of Bahishti Maqbara also comes under Sikh attack with the help of the police and the Ahmadis there are forced to flee. 20 September 1947 Police aid Sikh militias in attacking the sub-village of Qadirabad, which is situated within the revenue estate of Qadian, and the residents there are forced to flee. Hindu military personnel posted in Qadian obstruct efforts to seat people in the convoys sent by the Pakistani government to evacuate people from Qadian. This results in one convoy departing without full occupancy, and another convoy departs without any seats having been taken up at all, making it increasingly difficult to evacuate women and children from the town. 21 September 1947 Chaudhry Abdul Bari BA, an assistant finance secretary of the community, is arrested on false charges under the Safety Ordinance while driving from Qadian to Lahore. His vehicle containing various personal valuables is seized. A curfew is imposed on Qadian without due cause or reason. At first the curfew lasts from 6pm in the evening to 5am in the morning, however, later on these hours are extended. Eventually the police begin to impose a curfew at any time of their choosing even during the day. However, Hindus and Sikhs are permitted to carry on with their day-to-day activities unhindered. 22 September 1947 Police and military personnel conduct a search of the homes and offices of the head of the Ahmadiyya Community, the Tehrik-e- Jadid office, as well as the home of his younger brother, that is the