Mr. C.B.N. Pelly, Deputy Inspector-General of Police who, I am told, came to Madura soon after the shocking occurrence of the 27th evening, and Mr. G.F. Paddison, the District Magistrate, have been for the past few days making departmental enquiries, jointly and independently, into the circumstances under which the Police bayoneted and fired against the mob. Yesterday afternoon [October 1] the enquiry was held at the Central Hall of the Collector’s Office building and the public were allowed to be present when the statements were recorded on oath from the various witnesses by the District Magistrate. On the invitation of Mr. Pelly, who was also recording the evidence at the enquiry, Rao Bahadur P. Subbaraya Aiyar and Mr. G. Somayajee Aiyar were present.
