(Express Photo by Javed Raja)In the 2002 riots, Merajbanu Mew reportedly lost her house, which was burnt to the ground. Last week, she lost her son, who was allegedly assaulted by some “gau rakshaks”. “2002 ke toofan ne meri jhopdi jalaa di, aur ab gau raksha-walon ne merey bete ko maar dala (The 2002 riots gutted my house, and now cow vigilantes have taken away my son),” she said on Tuesday. “Whether Ayyub was carrying calves or not, whether he was innocent or accused, is not the question,” said his aunt, Kherunnisa Mew. “I had a jhopdi in Shah-e-Alam area (of Ahmedabad) which was burnt down in the 2002 riots.

Source: Indian Express September 20, 2016 21:33 UTC