In a major development in housemaid Fatima murder case, main accused Hina Shah has turned herself in, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Accused Hina Shah who went into hiding for almost a month after the death of 9-year-old maid Fatima was arrested by Khairpur police. She was shifted to the Women Police Station, Khairpur.
The accused will be presented in the anti-terrorism court tomorrow (Wednesday).
According to SSP Samiullah Somroo, accused Fiaz Shah, the father of Hina Shah, convinced his daughter to turn herself in.
Three days ago, Khairpur police arrested accused Fiaz Shah from Ranipur.
Fatima Fariro was employed as a domestic help at the Haveli of a local Pir Asad Shah (also arrested) in Ranipur. But on August 14, the young maid was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house.
Fatima’s mother lodged an FIR in which Pir Asad Shah, his wife Hina Shah, and father-in-law Fiaz Shah had been nominated.
The deceased girl’s father, Nadeem Ali Fariro, initially said that his daughter was afflicted with some kind of stomach ailment and was shifted to a hospital where she died on the night of Aug 14-15.
But later, some videos of the girl bearing torture marks on her body went viral on social media. Police obtained these videos and Sukkur CTD Dept Superintendent Police Abdul Qadoos Kalwar investigated the matter. He met with the girl’s parents. He also met the social activists of the area who highlighted the issue.
He reported to Sukkur Deputy Inspector General Javed Jiskani that the matter was serious and suggested the exhumation of Fatima’s body.
In the meantime, a case was lodged on the complaint of Fatima’s mother.
Later, the post-mortem report of Fatima also confirmed that she was brutally tortured.
According to the post-mortem report, Fatima bore wounds on her chest and head. She was not treated for these lacerations which resulted in her death.
During this whole process of investigation, another girl, (who was also a relative of deceased Fatima) had shown up with allegations of torture against Pir Asad Shah.
The girl alleged that Shah and his wife Hina Shah used to beat her.
Her statement was also added to the Fatima case.
Reporter Waqar Mangi