85-year old woman dies in Delhi violence as mob set home on fire

An 85-year old woman died in the ongoing Delhi violence that has killed more than 25 people so far. The deceased who has been identified as Akbari was trapped inside her home in the neighbourhood of Gamri Extension after a mob set it on fire. Her son revealed that his mother was on the third floor of their home when a mob emerged to set their home ablaze. ''At around 11am, the children said there's no milk at home, so I went on to buy milk,  while returning, my son called up to say that about 150 to 200 men have reached home. I don't know if they were hindus or muslims, the children had locked the gate from inside," Akbari's son Saeed Salmani said.

"My mother was on the upper floor and got trapped, I could not go inside as people said they will kill me too,'' Mr Salmani said. "The children kept calling asking saying 'Papa, aa jao, bachao hamein (Papa, come and save us),".Trapped inside her home, Akbari had burn injuries on her hands and died of suffocation. The children managed to survive. Mr. Salmani said the mob first set fire on the ground floor where he had his garment workshop,  and went upstairs to set the first, third and fourth floors on fire.  The entire family lived on the third floor, he said. The burned body remained inside the house for close to 10 hours and could be taken out by firefighters only at around 9:30 at night after the fire was brought down.