Delhi Riots: Finding Hope Amid All The Horror

Brut India

Thousands of families telephoned for help when communal riots broke out in North East Delhi.

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00:00What happened? Who are you? Why are you calling me again and again?

00:03We are coming from Shamshaan Ghat.

00:06They are robbing our house.

00:08They are robbing our house.

00:10We are stuck here.

00:13Please don't cry. Who are you?

00:16We are my parents.

00:19We are sisters.

00:21Please don't cry.

00:23Tell me your address.

00:25We are from Shamshaan Ghat.

00:27Tell me your address.

00:57We are stuck here.

01:00We are stuck here.

01:02We are stuck here.

01:04The police is not ready to help us.

01:08We are helpless and worried.

01:10We don't know what is happening.

01:27We are wearing our clothes.

01:31We don't have anything else.

01:33We are very worried.

01:40I don't know if they had a gun or not.

01:44They threw us out of the house.

01:47They abused us.

01:49They beat our children.

01:51They took us to the third floor.

01:54They beat us up.

01:56I don't know what to do.

01:59I don't know what to do.

02:02I am helpless.

02:09They are helping us.

02:12They are helping us.

02:14They are helping us.

02:16What happened?

02:18There are two mosques in a Hindu community.

02:22What does this mean?

02:24There is love. That is why there are mosques.

02:31My brother's factory was set on fire.

02:35There were 30-35 workers there.

02:37They were from the Hindu community.

02:39They saved him.

02:40They kept him at home.

02:42They rescued him.

02:44There are more people who save people.

02:47I don't understand.

02:49Who are these people?

02:51They are destroying our brotherhood.

03:03Hindus are dying. Muslims are dying.

03:05You are all humans.

03:06You are all sitting here.

03:07You are all cutting flowers.

03:08You are all bleeding.

03:09You are all dying.

03:11You go and see where I am.

03:13Look at the situation.

03:14People are dying.

03:15Their children are dying.

03:18When you go to someone's house,

03:21when you find out...

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