During that period, we used to get anonymous threats over telephone. They threatened to kill or assault the males in the family and molest or rape my sisters. Everybody in the family was frightened and was under great stress.

Also, my father was attacked twice -- when he visited Jogeshwari and Behrampura -- and branded a pro-Muslim person. Once, while my father was on a hunger strike at Hutatma Chawk, I got an anonymous threat on phone. I contacted the local police. However, no special protection was given to my father. That day, I coincidentally met an Army officer whom I knew.

I told him the above details and sought his help. He was kind enough to guard our house that night. Later, I casually mentioned the threats to a number of persons including Hanif Kadawala and Samir Hingora.

Hanif told me that if I wanted, he would make immediate arrangements to get an automatic weapon for me.

Initially I wasn't interested, but Hanif and Samir insisted that I get the weapon and I I agreed to do so. They said they would immediately provide me with one.

One day in January 1993, around 9 or 9:30 pm, Hanif and Samir came to my house along with a man by name Salem......."