India, Feb. 23 -- Mohammed Vakil Mansoori was born and raised in the narrow lanes of Shiv Vihar, northeast Delhi. It was here that he built a life - running a modest grocery shop, raising three children, and watching the neighbourhood evolve. But five years ago, he watched it burn, as riots broke out across northeast Delhi.
On the night of February 25, 2020, Mansoori and his family huddled together on their terrace in horror as riots engulfed the streets below. Then, out of the chaos, a flaming bottle came hurtling toward them.
"There was acid in it... It burnt my face, and I lost vision in my eyes. It's been five years, and I still don't know who did that to me," he recalled.
The then 53-year-old writhed in pain through the night, too a...