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Man hangs himself over harassment by Sindh police

News Desk

Dec 17

A young man has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself over constant harassment by Sindh police due to his past as a pickpocket.

 

As per reports, the man took his own life after hanging himself from a ceiling fan in the Meharr area of ​​Dadu.

 

In a video message recorded prior to the alleged suicide, the man said he was a pickpocket when he was young. He went on to claim that it was a cop who made him a criminal, and despite having given up the life of crime, police were harassing him.

 

While an investigation into the man's claims and subsequent death is underway, police maintain a number of theft-related cases were registered against him at various police stations in Meharr. 

 

He was also previously injured in a police encounter, they added.

 

Incidents of police harassment and brutality are increasingly becoming common as previously in September, Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar from Umerkot in Sindh was fatally shot by police in an alleged extra-judicial killing in Mirpurkhas, a day after he was arrested on allegations of blasphemy.

 

The body was handed over to the family but an angry extremist mob followed them and eventually burnt the body. 

 

In the days that followed the investigation revealed that the slain doctor was killed in a fake encounter, and 45 suspects were made part of the FIR as the news was highlighted by civil society and media groups, putting pressure on the government to solve the case.

 

The suspects nominated in the FIR include top police officials and a cleric.

 

It was suggested in the inquiry report presented by Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar that the family must register an FIR against the suspects.

 

In Narowal, a suspect being held in the custody of the Shah Gharib Police Station in Narowal was allegedly tortured to death while police claimed that he had committed suicide.

 

The victim was identified as Muhammad Farooq, son of Mushtaq Ahmed, a resident of village Kadiala who was in police custody on charge of motorcycle theft.

 

He was found dead in the lock-up. His family has alleged that he was in the custody of the police for the last many days and that police tortured him to death during the interrogation. They outright rejected police claims of suicide.

 

A case was registered against two officials for negligence in this case.

 

However, the matter pertaining to the alleged pickpocket in Dadu is still awaiting investigation.

 

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