Rag picker killed despite Delhi Police's claims of peace

New Delhi, Feb 28 Even as the life is limping back to normal in the riot-hit areas of northeast Delhi, a minor told that his father was brutally killed on Friday morning at Shiv Vihar area.

The killing has come after the Delhi Police claimed that peace prevailed in the national capital.

17-year-old Salman along with his father Ayub Ansari, worked as a rag picker in Shiv Vihar area. Thinking that no more riots were happening in the capital, 60-year-old Ansari left for work early on Friday morning but a mob assaulted him mercilessly.

According to Salman, his head was smashed with a heavy object and his leg was also injured.