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Gujarat riot victim to be rehabilitated in Bengal

Kolkata Aug. 6. Qutubuddin Ansari, whose grief stricken face published in newspapers across the country came to symbolise the agony of the victims of Gujarat riots, will be rehabilitated in West Bengal this month.

A secular group in West Bengal had made the offer to the middle-aged tailor some time back and Ansari had now accepted it, the State Minorities Development Minister, Md. Salim, told PTI here today. ``We really appreciate this humane move,'' he added.

Ansari and his family had been facing social harassment and were virtually ostracised by their peers in Ahmedabad for ``portraying Gujarat in a bad light'', Mr. Salim said.

``A single photograph that depicted the miseries of those at the receiving end of the riots made him the favourite punching bag of his neighbours, who made snide remarks and taunted him, forcing him to leave Ahmedabad,'' Mr. Salim said.

Ansari fled to Mumbai along with his family and had been staying there when the West Bengal group made the offer. ``He has agreed to it. . — PTI

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