#DelhiRiots Salim Khan is accused of UAPA charges as #UmarKhalid&others in FIR59. Recently,he told court that all he thinks about in jail is dying&urged them to hear his case.@the_hindu met his family in Yamuna Nagar-wife,2daughters,son.Elder kids have stopped higher edu.(1/n)
Two years ago, in a photograph with his wife, standing near the fridge in his house, Mohammed Salim Khan wore a blazer and had black hair. In a photograph from the jail a few days ago, he has grown bald and his beard has turned grey.
Salim wrote a 12-page summary of his life before jail, the events that led up to his arrest and his time in jail, and sent it to his family a few days ago through another riots accused who has been granted bail. “I was 47 when I came to jail; now, I look like I am 60,” he wrote.
A wealthy exporter who has travelled the world for work and had plans to shift his business to London, now languishes in jail, waiting for court dates. His business has nearly shut and son is trying to revive, family said.
"2015 main mujhe U.K. main shift hone ka pura chance mila tha par yeh kahkar chhor dia ki hamara desh India bohot accha hai. Aaj jab jail main sochta hun to hasi bhi aati hai aur rona bhi” he wrote in his letter.
#Delhi After recent anti-Muslim incidents by fringe groups,@the_hindu profiles 3 such groups to understand how they're growing.
Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta gives a Bhagwat Gita&a sword to everyone who joins the org, he says. "Only take people who are trained by RSS".
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- All these organizations are growing using social media. The crowd that gathers in their events is common for all groups. Personally, they don't seem to appreciate each other but pose as one when it comes to standing against one community.
After his release from jail on Oct 1 (Jantar Mantar raising of anti-Muslim slogans case), Deepak Singh from Hindu Force said that staying in jail was his 'tapasya' and he has come back stronger.