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Harisharan took Vaishnav Das to their dharamshala where a doctor was called to treat him. On the next day ( 13th April 1919), Harisharan joined the fateful meeting at Jallianwala Bagh. When the massacre started, he hid behind the platform of the samadhi/temple. He escaped unhurt. VD died of his wounds and a crowd of 50,000 people joined his funeral procession on 14th April in defiance of official orders.

Our protagonist Harisharan Anand and his dear friend (Sadhu) Vaishnav Das of Peshawar took part in a very historic event. They were in Amritsar when Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal were arrested on 11th April 1919. This led to a huge protest on 12th April where VD was struck by a British police officer. VD retaliated in turn by hitting the officer with his sotaa & a brick. Then VD was shot at.