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Dec 5, 2021 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
13 civilians have been killed by security forces in Nagaland’s Mon district. The men were daily wage labourers.#Nagaland 1/n
Army’s 3 Corps in Dimapur has issued a statement owning responsibility for the killings. Court of Inquiry has been ordered. Govt has ordered an SIT probe. 2/n
Apr 8, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
20 hotspots of coronavirus sealed in Delhi (a hotspot where 6 or more confirmed cases). First list:
1.Entire effected street near Gandhi Pqrk, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi
2.Entire effected street of Gali No 6 , L 1 Sangam Vihar, New Delhi.
3.Shahajahanabad society, plot no 1, Sector 11, Dwarka.
4.Dinpur Village
5.Markaz Masjid and Nizamuddin Basti
Mar 1, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Dispatches from Shiv Vihar that has become a ghostly town of sorts. Lane after lane has emptied out. Houses torched. Residents (Muslims) have run away with nothing but just clothes on their back. #DelhiRiot2020
In the lane (at the start of the video) we met Nazr Mohd, govt school teacher, who had come to see his house and take a few clothes. His hands were shaking as he spoke to us. “Sarkar ne kaha hai sab teachers ko kaam par aana hai”
Feb 27, 2020 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
WHO BURNS A SCHOOL? (Part 1-read if you have patience)
On 25th Feb, about 4pm a crowd of about 250-300 (numbers grow as attack progresses) enter the Arun Senior Sec School in Brijpuri. Eyewitnesses: they came via the terrace & from the side of the Farooqiya Masjid.
They were armed with stones, lathis, crude bombs, inflammable material. The school was locked, the lone watchman ran away.
Feb 27, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
A thread of my despatches from Brijpuri, Chandbagh follow but for starters: two images—one from the Arun Modern Public School, the other from the madarsa at the Farooqiya Jama Masjid just metres away.
38-year-old Kishwar Jahan had a clear view of the Brijpuri mosque from her house. “Jab Police ko dekha tha to tasalli ho gayi thee”. But they allowed the men with stones and lathis to ente the mosque. The police aimed the gun at us (indicating go inside)
Feb 26, 2020 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Have spent part of day in some of the worst riot-affected areas of north east delhi, neighbourhoods of Chandbagh, Moonga Nagar, Mustafabad—some mixed neighbourhoods. The extent of the damage is far worse than expected.
Some very serious allegations being level led against AAP’s councillor #TahirHussain who is alleged to have mobilised a mob and orchestrated large scale violence with stones and petrol mobs from the terrace.
Aug 14, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Got back to Delhi after spending 5 days in Kashmir. I could not access any internet but for a few min last night. On return I am surprised to see the copious amount of commentary on fellow journalists who did manage access. #thread 1/n
No journalist, even those who may be doing shoddy work are roaming around in bullet proof cars. They are having to use every bit of ingenuity in what is an extremely sensitive, complex and tough story to report. 2/n