New Delhi: "He went to work on February 25, and did not return home. We are still trying to find him," said Faizal, a resident of Shiv Vihar who has been visiting GTB Hospital regularly to find his brother.
Faizal's is not an isolated case at GTB Hospital, where families are still inquiring about their loved ones who have not returned home since violence broke out in the national Capital.
On the other hand, Veer Sahai who lives in Bridgepuri area has not returned to his house since February 23. "Neither I nor my wife was home, which is why he left the house without informing us," said his father, who was standing outside Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital's mortuary.
Narrating his ordeal he said that Veer's younger brother had seen him playing outside the house last at 5 pm. "He had no phone, but I am being told that he went to Chand Bagh," he added. The 15-year-old boy is still missing. The family has filed a complaint and an FIR has been registered.
Meanwhile, many families are at Mustafabad's relief camp and are also on their toes trying to find the missing members. The Delhi Waqf Board has set up legal as well as police help desks at the relief camp to ease the running around of the already traumatised families. The police and legal help desks have received at least 13 missing person complaints since it was set up on March 4.
However, many residents of Shiv Vihar feel the death toll may rise. "I, myself saw so many people being cut into pieces. Their bodies were thrown in the drain after that," said Rahul a resident there.