Eyewitness Account of Communal Violence in Amroti Addressed to M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Detailed Report on Hindu-Muslim Riots, Looting, and Police Response

Subject: Communal riots | Hindu-Muslim violence | Looting and arson | Police conduct | Mahasabha role

Language: English

Page: 2.p

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28508

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Communal riots -- Amroti -- Hindu-Muslim violence -- Looting -- Police bias | Hindu Mahasabha -- Eyewitness report -- Hidayat Ali -- District Muslim League

Abstract: This document is a detailed eyewitness report written by Hidayat Ali, M.L.A. and Secretary of the District Muslim League in Amroti, likely addressed to M. A. Jinnah. It describes a series of organized Hindu attacks on Muslims in the city, beginning with house burnings, followed by widespread looting of Muslim shops over several days, resulting in significant financial losses. The report alleges complicity and inaction by Hindu police guards, notes the ransacking of the author's own home—including the desecration of centuries-old Qurans—and describes sophisticated signaling methods used by Hindu mobs. It concludes by refuting claims that Muslims instigated the violence and attributes responsibility to the Hindu Mahasabha, while acknowledging that additional police forces eventually restored order.

Description: A first-hand account of communal violence in Amroti, documenting organized attacks on Muslims, alleged police negligence, and the destruction of property, submitted to Jinnah as an official report from local League leadership. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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