India, Sept. 15 -- Farooq Mapkar, who was shot at by a policeman during the 1992-93 riots and whose dogged struggle for justice made him the face of the riots, was on Sunday felicitated by the Kokan Mercantile Co-operative Bank, his employer for 37 years.

The 61-year-old had not only served the bank but also society through his struggle, said well-known Urdu journalist and editor Farooque Sayyed, who conducted the felicitation programme at the KC College auditorium in Churchgate.

Several other retired employees and well-performing branches and heads of departments were also felicitated during the programme, which was part of the bank's 56th annual general body meeting.

The packed 1,000-seater auditorium burst into applause as Mapkar, w...