Prem Singh's body was brought to his home in Brijpuri, Yamuna Vihar | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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New Delhi: Rickshaw puller Prem Singh, 27, disappeared Tuesday, day three of the riots that erupted in Northeast Delhi this week. He had stepped out to buy milk for his children, but never returned home.
His family went from pillar to post trying to find out his whereabouts, until doctors at GTB Hospital asked them to look at some unidentified bodies in the mortuary Saturday evening. When they did, their search ended.
Prem Singh was one of the 43 killed in the communal carnage that tore through Delhi earlier this week. He leaves behind a wife, three children and an elderly mother whose wails rang through Brijpuri as he was taken on his final journey Sunday evening.
Prem Singh’s wife Sunita with their two-year-old daughter at their Brijpuri residence Sunday, when his body was brought home | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrem Singh’s younger sister Savita Devi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintNeighbours console Prem Singh’s grieving family | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintSunita outside the mortuary of GTB Hospital after the family identified Prem Singh | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrem Singh’s mother Nathu Devi was beside herself with grief as his body was brought home | Praveen Jain | ThePrintSunita Devi breaks down as Prem Singh’s body is taken on its final journey | Praveen Jain | ThePrintNeighbours gather around Prem Singh’s residence | Praveen Jain | ThePrintAs the body was taken away for cremation, Prem Singh’s mother screamed, “Where are you taking my child?” | Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrem Singh was cremated at the Harihar Shamshan Ghat in Babarpur | Praveen Jain | ThePrintSunita’s bangles — under Hindu customs, a widow gives up her bangles — on Prem Singh’s body ahead of cremation | Praveen Jain | ThePrintThe body is doused with Ganga water before being consigned to flames | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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They are poor people. They should take care of each other, not fight nor kill. Religion is just different color, apearance, name, nothing else, nothing matter.
Brahmanism (a.k.a Hinduism) and Brahmins benefit from this mad orgy of violence between lower caste hindus (instigated by the former) and their Muslim victims.
They are poor people. They should take care of each other, not fight nor kill. Religion is just different color, apearance, name, nothing else, nothing matter.
Brahmanism (a.k.a Hinduism) and Brahmins benefit from this mad orgy of violence between lower caste hindus (instigated by the former) and their Muslim victims.
They are poor people. They should take care of each other, not fight nor kill. Religion is just different color, apearance, name, nothing else, nothing matter.
Heartbreaking. Sawaal uthta hai, who benefits ?
Brahmanism (a.k.a Hinduism) and Brahmins benefit from this mad orgy of violence between lower caste hindus (instigated by the former) and their Muslim victims.
There, i gave you a textbook answer.