Delhi violence | Father meets baby first time after riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Father meets baby first time after riots

The Hindu  

“There was little warning,” said Shabana holding her newborn son, yet to be named. “There was no family around to even name my son,” she said as she recollected his birth on the night of February 24 at the Al-Hind Hospital in north-east Delhi ’s Mustafabad. Rescued and brought to the hospital by her Hindu neighbours after violence broke out in the area, Ms. Shabana was delivered of the child without any family member around. “I had gone to Ghaziabad’s Loni for some work with a few of my family members and we just could not come back home. We just hope that the nightmare ends soon,” said Mr. Khan’s relative Masar Jahan.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Independent  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Delhi: 7 babies killed as massive fire breaks out at children's hospital

Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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New Indian Express  

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India Today  

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Delhi violence | Agonising wait at mortuary for missing kin

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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