The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot by her bodyguards on 31 October, 1984
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot by her Sikh bodyguards on 31 October, 1984. 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.
This programme was first broadcast in 2013.
Photo: Indian school children light candles to pay tribute to the late former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images