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5 years after Delhi riots: The lives left scorched

Five years after the 2020 Delhi riots, victims still seek justice and compensation, while grappling with loss and trauma from the violence.

Updated on: Feb 22, 2025, 22:51:12 IST
By Hemani Bhandari
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Five years since the 2020 Delhi riots, families who lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods remain trapped between grief and an unfulfilled promise of justice. Their stories reflect not just personal tragedies but the scars that remain.

Vehicles set ablaze as protestors throw brick-bats during clashes in Jafrabad in north-east Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Vehicles set ablaze as protestors throw brick-bats during clashes in Jafrabad in north-east Delhi on Monday. (ANI)

‘No one knows who blinded me’

Mohammed Vakil Mansoori was born and raised in the narrow lanes of Shiv Vihar, northeast Delhi. It was here that he built a life — running a modest grocery shop, raising three children, and watching the neighbourhood

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hemani Bhandari

Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.

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