Shahrukh Pathan: The Person Behind the Iconic Image of Northeast Delhi Riots
An image of twenty-four-year-old Shahrukh Pathan where he is seen pointing a gun at a policeman on the first day of the 2020 Delhi riots, shook the entire country. He walked out on the main road between northeast Delhi's Jaffrabad and Maujpur, which was the epicentre of the violence. Unfazed by the policemen in riot gear, he shot bullets in the air while media persons captured his acts in astonishment. The fact that the gym enthusiast, who was also a local, did not wear a mask to hide his identity, made his 'bravado' seem peculiar and odd.
