Ratan Devi (witness)

Upon hearing gunfire on 13 April 1919, Devi went to search for her husband Chhaju Bhagat

Devi told the Congress inquiry;

I found a bamboo stick which I kept in my hand to keep off dogs. I saw three men writhing in agony, a buffalo struggling in great pain, and a boy, about 12 years old, in agony, entreated me not to leave the place. I told him that I could not go anywhere, leaving the dead body of my husband. I asked him if he wanted any wrap, and if he was feeling cold I could spread it over him. He asked for water, but water could not be procured at that place.^[3]

Devi declined any compensation for her loss.^[2][a] Her account was later recorded by historian Vishwa Nath Datta, and she has been commemorated in a painting at the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial, portrayed in a stage production, and cited in historical accounts of the massacre.^[1][5][6]