India, Feb. 22 -- Five years since the 2020 Delhi riots, families who lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods remain trapped between grief and an unfulfilled promise of justice. Their stories reflect not just personal tragedies but the scars that remain.

'No one knows who blinded me'

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...