The death toll in Delhi rose to 34 Thursday as hospitals recorded seven more fatalities in the worst anti-Muslim pogrom the city has witnessed in decades.
Among the dead is 22-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, Shahid, who was shot in his stomach around 3.30 pm Monday. He leaves her pregnant wife, Shazia who had come to Delhi only four months to marry her ‘doting husband’.
Those killed include 85-year-old Akbari, who was burnt to death, when a violent mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram” stormed her neighbourhood and began setting shops and homes on fire, including her building. The fire first engulfed the first two floors of the building, forcing her daughter-in-law and three grandchildren to seek refuge on their roof. But Akbari was too weak to climb or run. She died of smoke and fire and her body was recovered by firefighters hours later.
Below is the list of 29 deceased released by Delhi Police, as accessed by The Print. It will be updated when more information is available. Apart from those killed, over 200 have sustained serious injuries due to gunshots, sharp-edged weapons, stone-pelting and even falls sustained from buildings during the violence.
GTB Hospital
Maujpur
Vir Bhan, 50 years
Md Mubarak Hussain, 28 years
Pravesh, 48 years
Loni
Shan Mohammed, 35 years
Kardampuri
Md Furqan, 30 years
Babu Nagar
Rahul Solanki, 26 years
Mustafabad
Mudassar, 30 years
Asfak Hussain, 22 years
Shahid, 25 years
New Mustafabad
Zakir, 24 years
Brijpuri
Mehtab, 22 years
Rahul Thakur, 23 years
Mandoli
Deepak, 34 years
Gokulpuri
Ratan Lal, 42
Ram Ser, 48 years
Chand Bagh
Ankit Sharma, 26 years
Dayalpur Police Station
Mehtab, 22 years
Unknown, 25 years
Unknown male, 22 years
Unknown, 40 years
Karawalnagar Police Station
Beerban, 40 years
Dilbar
Welcome Police Station
Ishak Khan, 24 years
Unknown male, 30 years
Bhajanpura Police Station
Unknown female, 70 years
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Mohammad Tahir, 28 years
Atul Gupta, 45 years
LNJP Hospital
Mahrum Ali, 25 years
Aman, 19 years