Villagers protest against police for killing groom in Khairpur
National
February 2, 2021
SUKKUR: A large number of people of village Bagho Phulpoto staged a demo in front of SSP’s office, Khairpur, along with the body of Ayaz Ali and alleged that the Pir Jo Goth Police had killed him after he was arrested along with the bride Saima, three days ago on the charge of under-age marriage.
They accused the Pir Jo Goth Police of seeking Rs50,000 in bribe for the release of Ayaz and Saima along with their parents. Crying piteously, the boy’s mother, Mst Bashira charged that when they could not pay the bribe, the police tortured their son who died the moment he was released. She strongly refused the police charge that the bride was underage.
Three suspects arrested in young girl’s rape, murder case in Khairpur
National
January 13, 2021
SUKKUR: Three suspects have been arrested in a rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl, Monika Larik, in compliance with an FIR registered on the complaint of victim’s father.
The Pir-jo-Goth Police have registered an FIR against three unidentified accused on the complaint of Ghulam Shabbir, father of the minor girl, Mona alias Monika, who was strangulated to death after being raped. Dr Qamar-un-Nisa Unnar, in her preliminary post-mortem report, had revealed that the victim was raped and later strangulated to death. The doctor has also recommended the DNA test and in this regard, some samples had been sent to the LUMS.