Delhi Violence: Here is the list of people who lost their lives
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The death toll in Delhi violence has risen to 34 on Thursday as hospitals recorded seven more fatalities in the worst anti-Muslim pogrom the city as witnessed in decades.
Some dying in the worst violence Delhi has ever seen is 22-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, Shahid, who was shot in his stomach around 3.30 pm Monday. He left his pregnant wife, Shazia who had come to Delhi only four months to marry her ‘doting husband’.
Some other people that include are 85-year-old Akbari, who was burnt to death, when a violent mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram” stormed into the neighbourhood and began setting shops and homes on fire, including her building.
The fire first burnt first two floors of the building to flames, forcing her daughter-in-law and three grandchildren to seek refuge on their roof.
Akbari being too weak to climb or run. She died of smoke and fire and her body was recovered by firefighters hours later.
Following is the list of the deceased released by Delhi Police. It will be timely updated when more information is available. Apart from these people, over 200 have also sustained serious injuries due to gunshots, sharp-edged weapons, stone-pelting and even falls sustained from buildings during the violence.
List of people killed in Delhi Violence:
Deepak Kumar
34-year-old from Mandoli worked in a private factory in Jhilmil had a wife, son and daughter in his family.
Shahid Khan Alvi
24-year-old autorickshaw driver from Bulandshahr shot in the stomach near Bhajanpura dargah. Recently got married and his wife, Shaziya, was pregnant.
Ishtiaq Khan
24-year-old resident of Kardampuri, worked as a manufacturer of welding machines, shot in the stomach. He has a wife and son, aged a year and a half, and daughter, aged three.
Mudassir Khan
35-year-old autorickshaw driver, has two children.
Vir Bhan
48-year-old businessman shot on the head in Karawal Nagar. He has a wife, 22-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter.
Mohammed Mubarak Hussain
28-year-old resident of Babarpur shot in the chest at Vijay Park. A native of Darbhanga in Bihar worked as a labourer in Delhi.
Shan Mohammed
35-year-old from Loni was shot.
Pravesh
48-year-old from Maujpur succumbed to gunshot wounds.
Zakir
24-year-old from Mustafabad died of stab injuries.
Mehtab
22-year-old construction worker and resident of Brijpuri, was killed by a mob on Tuesday. His family had to wait for two days outside GTB Hospital for his body. On Thursday, 27 February, they got it.
Ashfaq Hussain
24-year-old electrician, was shot five times in Mustafabad, has a wife. The two had got married on 11 February, a fortnight before his death.
Rahul Solanki
26-year-old resident of Babu Nagar near Shiv Vihar and a civil engineer by profession. He had stepped out to buy milk when he was shot in the neck.
Mohammed Furkan
30-year-old resident of Kardampuri used to design wedding boxes. He was shot when he went out to buy food. He has a wife and two children, a girl aged four and a boy aged three and a half years.
Rahul Thakur
23-year-old from Brijpuri was shot in the chest. He was preparing for civil service examinations to be held in April. He was the youngest son of his family and the son of an RPF officer.
Ratan Lal
42-year-old Delhi Police head constable was shot in Gokalpuri. He hailed from Rajasthan’s Sikar and joined Delhi Police as a constable in 1998. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Ankit Sharma
26-year-old security assistant with the Intelligence Bureau was a resident of Khajuri Khas. His body was pulled out from a drain in Chand Bagh a day after he went missing.
Dilbar
whose age and location have not been released by GTB Hospital, died of burn injuries.
Nazeem Khan
35-year-old scrap dealer was shot dead.
Vinod Kumar
50-year-old, was beaten to death in Brahmpuri on his way home. He is survived by his wife and two sons. His elder son Nitin was with him when the mob attacked the two. His bike was also set on fire.
Amaan
17-year-old victim, had been brought to Lok Nayak Hospital. A group of lawyers at the hospital informed that his family was part of the sit-in protests at Seelampur.
Mahroof Ali
30-year-old from Bhajanpura and owner of an electrical shop, was shot in the head.
Faizan
24-year-old.
Alok Tiwari
24-year-old worker in a cardboard factory lived in Karawal Nagar with his wife and two children.
Mohd Irfan
32-year-old labourer is survived by his wife and two children.
Babbu
32-year-old.
Suleiman
22-year-old blacksmith, hailed from Hapur. He had been missing since Monday. His elder brother Yunus reached GTB Hospital on Thursday and identified his body.
Mohd Shahbaan
22-year-old resident of Mustafabad was shot when he was closing up his welding shop.
Sanjeet Thakur
32-year-old worker in a welding unit is survived by his wife and two children. While on his way home, he was hit with stones at Chand Bagh.
Akbari
85-year-old woman, died after her home in Gamri village was set on fire, said her family.
Anwar
58-year-old resident of Shiv Vihar ran a poultry farm and is survived by his wife and two daughters. His body was found charred.
Dinesh Kumar
35-year-old worked as a driver and is survived by his wife and two children. According to his family, he was on ventilator support for seven to eight hours before being declared dead on Thursday, 27 February.
Aamir
30-year-old resident of old Mustafabad had gone missing along with his brother Hashim, since the afternoon of 26 February. Their elder brother Sheruddin identified the bodies at a hospital the following evening.
Hashim
Aamir’s 17-year-old brother.
Musharraf
35-year-old from UP’s Badaun used to work as a driver in Kardampuri. He was reportedly thrown into a drain by a group of people in Gokalpuri. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Zakhir
26-year-old resident of Brijpuri, who worked as a welder, died after suffering a bullet wound and multiple injuries.
Parvez Alam
50-year-old resident of Ghonda, who ran a motor garage in Wazirabad, was shot in the stomach.
Mohd Yusuf
52-year-old carpenter and resident of Old Mustafabad was returning home from Noida when he was attacked.
Mubarak Ali
35-year-old who worked as a painter is survived by his wife and three children.