Who is behind the gruesome killings?: Arshad Pappu’s family approaches SC
In their application, they maintained that Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and others were involved in Pappu’s murder.
Arshad Pappu. ILLUSTRATION: JAMAL KHURSHID
KARACHI:
The family of Arshad Pappu - one of Lyari’s most notorious gangster who was reportedly killed on March 17 - approached the Supreme Court to seek justice.
In their application, they maintained that Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and others were involved in Pappu’s murder but the FIR only names unknown people. His family alleged that Pappu’s head was desecrated, his body was cut into pieces and then burnt and the ashes were thrown into nullahs. We could not give him a proper burial and offer his janaza, said the family.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the Karachi law and order case on Friday, forwarded the application to the Police IG, instructing that the case should be taken seriously. Based on the police’s report, the judges will proceed with the case.
Bringing up the issue of the mutilated bodies of the two Rangers, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja inquired if a case has been registered. “They were your own people, have you arrested anyone for the killings?” he asked the DG Ranger’s counsel, who did not appear to have an answer. Later, his only reply was the case has not been solved.
“We’ve been giving examples and guidelines on how to establish peace but there isn’t any. Now there is news of girls being kidnapped as well,” said Justice Chaudhry. “If the police and Rangers are so efficient, how come eight target killings took place last night?”
In response to the efforts made by the police, Acting Sindh IGP Ghulam Shabbir Shaikh submitted that an operation was carried out last night in Lyari in which 18 criminals were arrested.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 23rd, 2013.
The family of Arshad Pappu - one of Lyari’s most notorious gangster who was reportedly killed on March 17 - approached the Supreme Court to seek justice.
In their application, they maintained that Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and others were involved in Pappu’s murder but the FIR only names unknown people. His family alleged that Pappu’s head was desecrated, his body was cut into pieces and then burnt and the ashes were thrown into nullahs. We could not give him a proper burial and offer his janaza, said the family.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the Karachi law and order case on Friday, forwarded the application to the Police IG, instructing that the case should be taken seriously. Based on the police’s report, the judges will proceed with the case.
Bringing up the issue of the mutilated bodies of the two Rangers, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja inquired if a case has been registered. “They were your own people, have you arrested anyone for the killings?” he asked the DG Ranger’s counsel, who did not appear to have an answer. Later, his only reply was the case has not been solved.
“We’ve been giving examples and guidelines on how to establish peace but there isn’t any. Now there is news of girls being kidnapped as well,” said Justice Chaudhry. “If the police and Rangers are so efficient, how come eight target killings took place last night?”
In response to the efforts made by the police, Acting Sindh IGP Ghulam Shabbir Shaikh submitted that an operation was carried out last night in Lyari in which 18 criminals were arrested.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 23rd, 2013.