Title PARTITION: Tape 73 Writer 255MODEM Mod Date & Time 255MODEM Apr 25 02:46 Side B Jitendra Nath BANNERJEE, 77, sub-inspector of police in 46, retired as Assistant Commissioner; friendly, v proud of his police service, and critical of diminishing standards; ENGLISH - interviewed at his home, 24 April 97 182 - from 18th or 19 th in unifrom on streets; 'they were stabbing, ... killing women with babies' IS5 - 'one sub-insp, M, sd you don't go out, so there must have been some consultn ... we were not in the know and we were v new to the police then' 210 - 'they used to put bodies into manholes' 233 - head in earthen pot in Bow Bazaar area 254 - 'now you see gonndas are working for pol parties, same thing happens that time also' 255 - [most notorious goondas] 'one is Bombhaya, one is Mina Peshwari, one is Gopal Bhatta, Hindu ... he has a meat shop ... Dr BC Roy knew him very well ... he was a meat shop owner ... either he was on the payroll of the Cong or not, I don't know' 297 - 'on 15th Aug after office hours ...tyhat time that officer ... sub-insp, M, mf my batch told me, Jiten you sd not come out of the hse on 16th; I asked why; he sd I am telling you, listen, don't come out; when on 16th I heard all this noice, V Mataram and Allah Akbar, I cd well understand ... THAT IMPLIES THAT THE RIOT WS V WELL ORGANISED it seems so ...' 310 > anecdotes re policing during riots; inc bringing in M constables from Peshawar; and story re being asked name, and refusing to give it, by uniformed M Natnl Guard later arrested with gun 362 > imp of rumours - viol gradually subsided after a week 389 > police had prime role in curbing riots tc- c410