An 85 year old woman was burned alive by a mob in Khajuri Khas
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| Victim, Akbari Begum |
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| Ambulance arriving at the scene |
Video Source: NDTV
An 85 year old Muslim woman, Akbari Begum, was burned alive in the Gamri Extension of the Khajuri Khas by mob violence.
Event Date: February 25, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
Event Location: Gamri Extension, Bhajanpur, Khajuri Khas area, North East Delhi
Victim: Akbari Begum
Suspects: 18 Unidentified Men
1. Arun Kumar (26)
2. Varun Kumar (22)
3. Ravi Kumar
4. Vishal Singh
5. Prakash Chand
6. Suraj Singh
Officials Accountable: Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of North East Delhi Police (Retired)
SN Srivastava, Commissioner of North East Delhi Police (Current)
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| Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of Police NE Delhi |
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| S N Srivastava, Special Commissioner (Law and Order) of Police |
First Incident Report: Yes
First Incident Report Details:
Section 146: Rioting
Section 141: Unlawful assembly
Section 300: Murder
Section 307: Attempt to murder
Section 477: Trespass
Section 436: Mischief by fire
Section 201: Causing disappearance of evidence
Disobedience of public servants order and common intention
Case Update: March 1, 2020: The family has received 10 lakhs from the Delhi government but the family states that it was not a recompense for their losses, both emotional and monetary. "This amount will not even help us repair the scorched houses, let alone by the things we lost and need to replace."-Mohammad Saeed Salmani (Son of the late Akbari Begum)
March 11, 2020: Two suspects were arrested by the names of Varun Kumar and Arun Kumar
June 21, 2020: Four other suspects were arrested by the names of Ravi Kumar, Vishal Singh, Suraj Singh, Prakash Chand.
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