Photos: A year later, revisiting spots that were hit hard during the Delhi riots
Revisiting the scenes of violence during the north-east Delhi riots, in which 53 people were killed and at least 581 were injured. The clash snowballed into full-fledged Hindu-Muslim rioting between February 23 and 27 in parts of north-east Delhi. The following month, even as the country came to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi Police started what would be one of the longest and most controversial investigations in recent years.
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A view of shops that were burnt outside the Maula Baksh Masjid in Ashok Nagar, New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.(Amal KS / HT Archive)
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A year after the Delhi riots, a scene from outside Badi Masjid, Ashok Nagar, New Delhi, where some shops have reopened.(Amal KS / HT Photo)
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At around 1pm on February 25, 2020, a mob stormed the Maula Baksh Masjid in Ashok Nagar, and torched it.( Amal KS / HT Archive)
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A year later, the Maula Baksh Masjid in Ashok Nagar — built over 400 square yards in this neighbourhood with a low Muslim population — is being reconstructed from scratch. The local Hindu population has offered to support rebuilding the mosque — both financially and physically. Rebuilding the trust between the two communities, however, has not been easy. (Amal KS/ HT Photo)
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