Main content

The Assassination of Indira Gandhi

On 31 October 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards at her home in Delhi.

On 31 October 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards. We speak to RK Dhawan, one of her closest aides, who was with her in the garden that morning and was a witness to her assassination.

(Photo: Indian school children light candles to pay tribute to the late former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

Available now

9 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Oct 2013 08:50GMT
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online

More episodes

Previous

Hurricane Mitch

Next

The Samaritans Helpline

See all episodes from Witness History

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Oct 2013 08:50GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online

Featured in...

Podcast