The Barkhan tragedy has taken a twist on Wednesday night when an autopsy report revealed that the body believed to be that of Giran Naz, a woman allegedly imprisoned in a private jail in Balochistan, is of an unknown teenager.
Giran Niaz with her daughter and four sons were recovered alive in the late hours of Wednesday night after three separate search operations were conducted in different locations. The autopsy conducted on the female corpse recovered from a well, thought to be that of Naz, showed that the body was of a young woman aged around 18 years, who had been raped and shot in the head thrice.
Police on Wednesday had earlier arrested Sardar Khetran from Quetta on charges of killing Naz and her two sons.
Giran Naz along with her children is in protective custody and will be handed over to representatives of the Marri tribe.
What is the back story?
Sardar Abdur Rehman Khethran, 64, head of the Khethran tribe in Balochistan’s Barkhan, allegedly runs a private jail in the province, and the three bodies recovered in Haji Koat were imprisoned in the same private jail. Khethran wanted Mohammad Marri, who worked as a guard for him, to testify against his son Inaam Shah in a fake police case about a property clash. Marri refused to testify against Inaam after which Khethran imprisoned eight members of his family in his private jail including his wife Giran Naz Bibi, six sons Mohamad Nawaz, Abdul Majid, Abdul Qadir, Abdul Sattar, Abdul Ghaffar, Mohammad Imran and a teenage daughter Farzana.
Khethran also had Marri arrested, however, he was released after spending three and a half years in jail. After getting released, he started to look for ways to release his family from the private jail.
Marri, with the help of Inaam Shah, smuggled a cellphone inside the private jail where his wife and kids were being detained.
A video of Giran Naz Bibi was recorded while she was carrying a Holy Quran. She claimed in the video that Sardar Khethran is holding them captive.
