The death toll of Delhi riots has risen to 27 dead people who died during violent clashes in northeast Delhi for the past three days. The death toll includes a newly married man, a carpenter, a DJ, a businessman, a construction worker and a father who went to buy toffees for his children. While the bodies lay inside mortuaries, grieving families waited outside to take them home.
The death toll stood at the number of 13 on Tuesday but increased day after by 27.
The patients were admitted to GTB Hospital and those who are identified so far are Deepak Kumar (34); Ishaq Khan (24); Mohd Mudassir (30); Vir Bhan (50); Mohd Mubarak Hussain (28); Shan Mohd (35); Parvesh (48); Zakhir (24); Mehtaab (22); Ashfaq (22); Rahul Solanki (26); Shahid (25); Mohd Furkan (30); Rahul Thakur (23); Ratan Lal (42); Ankit Sharma (26); Dilbar; Mohsin Ali (24) and Vinod Kumar (50). Two deaths were reported from Lok Nayak Hospital, Mahruf Ali (30) and Aman (17). The rest were yet to be identified.
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An 85-year-old woman, Akbari, died after her family’s home in Gamri village was set on fire, said her family. Her son, Mohammad Saeed Salmani, operated a garments workshop on the first two floors of his house.
Mohammad said, “On Tuesday, he had stepped out of his home to buy milk. When he came back, there were 100-150 people in front of his Gali. They broke through the gate, set fire to the first two floors… His children and wife ran but his mother had difficulty moving because of her age.”
The newlywed electrician died later that night at Al-Hind Hospital. His body was brought to GTB Hospital in the morning.
His wife, Tasneem, said they got married on February 14. “He wanted to come home early from work, but he could not make it because of the violence,” said his aunt, Azra Khatoo. After waiting several hours, Hussain’s family left at 7.30 pm and said they will return Thursday for the body.
Ashfaq Hussain (22), a resident of Mustafabad, was returning from work on Tuesday when he was stabbed twice in the neck. He had also sustained five bullet injuries.
