Four whisked away during two raids in Gharo

Missing man returns home after three-day detention

HYDERABAD: Four persons were whisked away on Saturday in two separate incidents in Gharo, Thatta district, while a missing person returned home in Hyderabad.

Alleged incidents of enforced disappearances continue amid growing protests across Sindh and the rest of the country.

Three police mobiles reportedly raided the residence of a man, Shan Jatoi, in Ali Town in Gharo and took away Shan along with two other men, Aamir Jokhio and Shahid Mallah.

Speaking to the media, Ismail Jatoi, Shan's father, claimed that his son was not associated with any political or national party. He asserted that Jatoi was not even involved in any crime.



In another raid, Fida Hussain Joyo was detained from his house in the Naiabad area in Gharo.

The Gharo and Thatta police expressed lack of knowledge about the raids and detentions. Family sources informed the local media that the detained persons were friends.

Meanwhile, Advocate Heera Lal Meghwadh, who was whisked away from Hyderabad, returned home on Saturday. He was kept in detention for three days before he was dropped off on Wadu Wah Road in Qasimabad.

A hunger strike camp was organised on Sunday in Thatta to protest against the missing persons. Sassui Lohar, a representative of the Voice of Missing Persons of Sindh, participated in the hunger strike and warned the authorities that the protests would gain more momentum if they did not listen to their demands and release the missing people. "Whole province will celebrate Eid outside the press clubs [in protest] across the province if the [missing] people aren't freed," she said.



Members of the Thatta chapter of the Voice for Missing Persons, including Shabbir Ahmed Kunbhar, Iqbal Jakhro, Afzal Memon and Shaharyar Shaikh, also participated in the hunger strike.