ASI says SHO 'half-fried' him to extort money

HYDERABAD:

A police official claims that he was 'half-fried' by a shot in the leg in a stage encounter and framed in a case by an SHO who was demanding two million rupees in bribe, but settled for Rs300,000 on the intervention of a wadera.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Larkana Police Training College has accused Rahuki police of shooting him in the leg during a staged encounter, allegedly at the behest of an influential landlord. He appealed to the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court and senior officials to order transparent investigations and provide justice.

Addressing a press conference at Hyderabad Press Club, Shah claimed that about 20-25 policemen led by ASI Irfan Sapio, who was allegedly intoxicated, raided his house in Tando Haider late at night without a warrant or women police. He alleged that officers violated the privacy of women, vandalised the house under the pretext of a search, and subjected men, women, and children to brutal violence. Shah further said that he, along with his nephews and a household employee, was blindfolded, abducted, and his parked vehicle was also taken away.

He alleged that police later demanded Rs2 million for his release. When he refused, he was blindfolded, taken to an unknown location, and shot in the leg in what he described as a "half-fry" attempt.