The Qadian Diary — Page 12
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad 12 five refugee girls who are eventually returned to their families. 25 September 1947 Four Muslim refugees who had taken shelter in Ashiana Mubarak, a home situated near Mohalla Darul Anwaar, are shot dead by the police and their female relatives are taken away. Two other men are missing and several others are injured. This incident takes place on the night between September 25 and 26. 27 September 1947 Sikh militias assisted by the police plunder almost 5000 herd of cattle belonging to displaced refugees sheltering in Qadian and worth almost 2 million rupees. A large number of pushcarts are also forcibly taken, even though many of these refugees have nothing else by which to transport their possessions. Cattle belonging to local Ahmadis is also seized. 27 September - 1 October 1947 Over a period of five days, the police ransack the residence of Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan in Mohalla Darul Anwaar. Everything is seized except for a few pieces of furniture. Military trucks come in at night to help take away the possessions. Those who register their complaints against this action are threatened. Any cattle stabled in the premises is also carried away. 29 September 1947 During an evacuation of Qadian, military personnel seize licensed arms from Khan Sahib Maulawi Farzand Ali, a former imam of the London Mosque; Captain Umar Hayat, a government pensioner;