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Watch | Delhi Riots: As Ashok Nagar Mosque Went Up in Flames, So Did Bonds Between Neighbours One year later, the mosque is still being rebuilt. The window frames are still charred. Video03/Mar/2021 One year ago, on February 25, a mob made its way to Ashok Nagar, Galli (lane) Number 5, in the early afternoon, shouting the slogan, ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The Muslim families in the area locked their doors. The mob entered a mosque and, still shouting slogans, began to destroy the interiors, tea...

Just Before Delhi Riots, Militant Hindutva Leader Called Repeatedly for Muslims to be Killed Militant Hindutva leader Yati Narsnighanands hate speeches played a crucial role in radicalising the rioters who eventually unleashed a bloodbath in North East Delhi. File photo of Yati Narasinghnand Saraswati (left), along with Giriraj Singh, minister for animal husbandry in the Modi government. Between them is B.L. Sharma, a former BJP MP. The man in the white shirt and saffron scarf behind them is De...

Before February 25, 2020, Ashok Nagar had little history of communal hatred. Now, a year after the only four Muslim families in the area were attacked by armed mobs shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, there is an atmosphere of wariness.