Hina Shah surrenders to police in Fatima murder case

Hina Shah, one of the central suspects in 10-year-old Fatima Phariro’s murder case has surrendered to police, ARY News has reported.

Hina Shah is the wife of Pir Asad Shah, the other central suspect in the death of the child.

According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samiullah Soomro, Hina Shah surrendered due to constant raids and police investigations.

She has been moved to the women’s police station and will be presented before the court for remand.

Previously, Fatima’s mother complained that SHO Khanwahin Ghani Dayo issued threats to abduct or kill her. She added that he also used foul language while alluding to Fatima.

“SHO Khanwahin has been assisting pirs of Ranipur” she claimed and has insisted on protection from Khanwahan police officer.

When the caretaker home minister of Sindh visited the family last week, he ordered the SHO to hold officials accountable.

Fatima’s case

A domestic maid, 10-year-old child Fatima Phuriro, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Ranipur.

The child had been working as a domestic worker at a haveli owned by an influential local, Pir Asad Shah Jilani.

Fatima’s mother, Shabana, was informed about the death by the employer who asked her to remove the body from the premises where two of Fatima’s sisters were also employed.

According to DIG Sukkur Javed Jiskani, the parents initially did not share the facts of the case with the police and claimed that the girl was suffering from gastroenteritis. While her diagnosis was also confirmed by Dr Abdul Fatah Memon who treated her, the DIG revealed that Fatima was taken to the hospital either by the Pir or his staff and that the SHO was present at the time she was pronounced dead.

It was not until videos of the child were leaked by an unknown source and circulated in social media that the case caught the media’s eye. By then, the family had buried Fatima on August 15.

The body was later exhumed and sent for an autopsy which revealed that the girl had been raped both vaginally and anally.