Watch: Selected houses in Gokulpuri, Delhi go up in flames as mob violence continues
Footage from the night of February 25-26 show houses in Mustafabad, Gokulpuri burning after mob attacks.
I'm at Mustafabad, near the Loni Border, and new fires (set post-9pm) are burning in front of our eyes - Muslim jhuggis and tempos, according to onlookers - by masked men shouting JSR. Delhi Police are present saying they are unable to intervene. pic.twitter.com/tXT6k2qcXB
— Raghu Karnad (@rkarnad) February 25, 2020
Selected houses in a slum in Ganga Vihar in Gokulpuri have been set on fire, reported Newslaundry. People from unaffected houses said men chanting “Jai Shri Ram” arrived around 9:30 pm on Tuesday and set fire to some homes.
The area saw violence earlier in the day as well, when several shops were vandalised and set on fire around 3 pm. Gokulpuri has been affected by mob violence since Sunday, February 23.
Muslim settlements in a slum in Ganga Vihar, Gokulpuri has been scorched. The Hindus -- whose settlements were spared -- told us that men chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' came around 9:30 pm and set fire to the Muslim households.
— Ayush Tiwari (@sighyush) February 25, 2020
Police stands by, helpless. @newslaundry #DelhiViolence pic.twitter.com/mguaUOBrVa
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