Shops, homes torn down in a Muslim area of India’s capital
Shops and homes were torn down in a region where Muslims reside, in the bustling capital of India, New Delhi

Rahema, 30, cries after officials demolished her shop in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Residents watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops from their rooftops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

A bulldozer demolishes a part of a Mosque in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Residents watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops from behind the locked gate in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Residents watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops from behind the locked gate in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Residents watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

A bulldozer demolishes a shop entrance in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

People watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

People watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Members of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) get ready inside the premises of a temple before the beginning of the demolition of small illegal retail shops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

People watch the demolition of small illegal retail shops in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters