The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)

Sent to hospital twice in 10 days as memories come flooding back

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ASGARI,

who had tried to hide along with her daughter-in-law and granddaugh­ter, was still hit close to the eye by the mob that killed her son. More than the physical injury, what she hasn’t recovered from is the sight of her son being killed. And as the anniversar­y approached, it ended up heightenin­g the trauma.

On Monday afternoon, Asgari was rushed to hospital with high blood pressure, sugar and exhaustion, the second time in 10 days. Her family said her health had been deteriorat­ing as the date of the incident came closer. “She has kept talking about what happened that night. Whenever someone comes to visit her, that is what they talk about,” said Jaan Mohammad, one of her sons. “She had been hit by the mob and her health has been deteriorat­ing since. The trauma of seeing her son being killed in front of her eyes remains.”

Asgari spends most of her time with her daughter-in-law and grandchild­ren at their home in Subroto Park but also visits two of

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her other sons in Dadri. “She feels she has to take care of her grandchild­ren in the absence of her son,” Jaan Mohammad said.

 ??  ?? Asgari had been hit in the face
Asgari had been hit in the face

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