Police arrest two over Thatta ‘honour killing’
Police have arrested two people for strangulating a woman on pretext of so called 'honour killing' in Thatta district.
Sahiba Chandio was killed and buried by her relatives in the Sakro area of Thatta recently. The village was abuzz with news that Sahiba did not die of natural causes. Instead, she was murdered due to 'karo kari' and buried in secrecy.
Thatta SSP Adeel Chandio taking notice of the news ordered Sakro police station SHO Gul Hasan Kachar to investigate the matter.
Subsequently, police claimed that Sahiba was killed by her two relatives Muhammad Chandio and Jan Muhammad Chandio. They had choked her to death and buried her at Shah Ismail Graveyard.
Police have arrested Muhamamd and Jan Muhammad under murder charges with the state as complainant. Despite efforts to root it out, the primitive practice of karo kari remains widespread in Sindh as well as other parts of the country. According to one study, at least 176 people were killed in Sindh in such killings in 2021. The majority of the victims are women.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 24th, 2023.