Pir, SHO, doctor arrested in Khairpur housemaid murder case

Khairpur police arrested a Pir (spiritual leader), at whose haveli a 10-year-old housemaid died allegedly due to torture, and also the Ranipur station house officer (SHO) and a doctor on the charge of facilitating and hiding the crime, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

According to police, Fatima, 10, a daughter of Nadeem Ali from the Khanwahan area, used to work as a housemaid for Pir Syed Asad Shah Jilani in the Ranipur area of Khairpur.

Her mother told the police that her daughter had been murdered as there were marks of torture on her body.

The Sukkur deputy inspector general (DIG) of police suspended the Ranipur station house officer (SHO) after videos of the girl, suffering from extreme physical pain, went viral on social media.

In one of the videos, torture marks were visible on Fatima’s body while in another video, the girl was panting in a room. She was buried without a post-mortem.

The videos went viral on social media, and they sent a wave of shock and anger among netizens. Upon being informed of it, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mir Rohail Khan Khoso reached Ranipur police station and arrested accused Syed Asad Shah Jilani.

Family members of the girl were also summoned for further legal action. “No matter how influential the accused is, he will be punished severely,” the SSP vowed.

Meanwhile, the police also arrested the Ranipur SHO and a doctor, who forged a fake medical report of the girl, on the charge of facilitating and hiding the crime.

A DVR of CCTV cameras was also recovered from SHO Amir Chang. Police said that they were trying to recover the record of previous weeks of the haveli with the help of DVR.

The entire team of the Ranipur SHO and the doctor have been involved in the investigation on the order of DIG Javed Jaskani.

Meanwhile, Asad Shah Jilani was produced in a court which remanded him in police custody for four days.

 

Reporters: Shehryar Khan and Waqar Hussain Mangi