REUTERS/Adnan AbidiMEERUT — Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in Meerut last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. His death, and the killing by gunfire of four other Muslim men the same afternoon in the mainly Muslim neighbourhood, made it the most intense burst of violence in two weeks of protests. Police have cracked down on the demonstrations that have spread across India, but Uttar Pradesh, where Meerut is located, has seen the worst violence. How Zaheer died Zaheer Ahmed’s home lies in a jumble of lanes that make up the crowded Lisari Gate area. It all happened within minutes.” Through the clouds of teargas, Shaheen said she heard someone scream that Zaheer had been shot.

Source: Huffington Post December 27, 2019 02:48 UTC