The photograph is that of Qutubuddin Ansari and it was taken during the Godhra riots in 2002.
Communal violence had erupted in several cities of Gujarat in Feb 2002 when, in Godhra, a train was forcibly stopped by a (reportedly Muslim) mob and set afire. Consequently, 59 Hindu people burned alive inside the train. As a backlash, Hindu community attacked Muslim prominent areas and wide spread violence ensued.
During riots a large mob of rioters gathered outside his residence and they wanted to kill him and his family. Ansari did not see any escape and he pleaded to the mob not to harm his family. This was the moment captured by Arko Datta and the photograph became face of the Godhra tragedy in which 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus were killed.
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