On Thursday, the toll of the violence that gripped parts of north east Delhi rose to 38. Almost all of those who were injured and all but one of the dead who have been identified by HT were men.

Of these, 25 persons were brought dead to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, including four from Al Hind hospital where a mob had held the injured hostage before a midnight intervention by the Delhi high court.

Three of those brought dead were found in drains on Thursday.

Nine persons died at the hospital during treatment. One more person died at Lok Nayak hospital while being treated on Thursday, taking the toll at the hospital to three.

One person had died on Monday at Jag Parvesh Chandra hospital.

Around 350 people have been injured in the violence so far, many sustaining acid and fire burns, blunt injuries from stones and sticks, stab wounds, and bullet wounds.

“When we heard of the violence, we locked ourselves inside two rooms at the rented house we live in Bhagirathi Vihar. The mob first broke down the door of the room where the men were hiding. They first beat up my husband, then found my brother inside the box bed, beat him, and then threw him onto a burning motorcycle,” she said.

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