Delhi Riots Diary: A Daughter Longs For Her Father's Presence At Home

Forever Distance

Syed Tasleem Ahmed Shah, 42, is one of the 18 accused in FIR 59/2020, pertaining to the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. He was arrested on April 8, 2020, in a different case, but his name was later added to FIR 59. Before his arrest, he used to teach at a coaching centre. Ahmed has now been behind bars for nearly six years without trial. This is a letter written to him by his daughter Sara Afreen.