Angry Villagers: Man beaten to death allegedly by police
The villagers staged a demonstration and a sit-in at Jinnah Chowk against the Mahi Makol police.
LARKANA:
A 55-year old man, Nasrullah Brohi and his son, Habibullah were arrested from Ali Bux Panhwar village after the Mahi Makol police of district Qambar-Shahdadkot conducted a raid on Friday. The police were looking for Brohi’s son Wazir Ali but when they didn’t find him, they arrested the father and brother. The elderly man died reportedly after a severe beating and Habibullah is missing. But the police have denied making the arrests altogether. The villagers staged a demonstration and a sit-in at Jinnah Chowk against the Mahi Makol police, on Saturday morning.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2011.
A 55-year old man, Nasrullah Brohi and his son, Habibullah were arrested from Ali Bux Panhwar village after the Mahi Makol police of district Qambar-Shahdadkot conducted a raid on Friday. The police were looking for Brohi’s son Wazir Ali but when they didn’t find him, they arrested the father and brother. The elderly man died reportedly after a severe beating and Habibullah is missing. But the police have denied making the arrests altogether. The villagers staged a demonstration and a sit-in at Jinnah Chowk against the Mahi Makol police, on Saturday morning.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2011.