'The crowd killed my father right in front of us' | I remember the 1984 riots | BBC News India

Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination by her two Sikh bodyguards in 1984 sparked off anti-Sikh riots across the country. At least 3,000 Sikhs died in the violence. Pappi Kaur was 15 at the time. In this film, she talks about losing her loved ones in the riots and how the event changed her life.

Video by Antariksh Jain
Additional camera by Anshul Verma
Produced by Isabelle Rodd

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