A file photo of Sindh Police personnel. PHOTO: AFP
HYDERABAD:
The FIA has registered an FIR against six policemen in connection with the alleged custodial death of school teacher Jam Aziz Jakhro at Shahdadpur police station in Sanghar district.
The FIR, lodged on Wednesday by brothers Jam Haider Zaman and Jam Sibtain Sultan, named SHO Ghulam Shabbir Dalwani and constables Gul Muhammad Zardari, Ali Lakho, Rafique Ahmed Ujjan, Muharram Ali Zardari and Amanullah.
According to the FIR, the medical examination confirmed that Jakhro passed out conscious and sustained injuries which proved fatal while he remained in police custody. The act constitutes custodial killing in violation of constitutional protections and statutory safeguards punishable under the Torture and Deprivation of Liberty (Prevention and Punishment) Act, 2022.
The FIA took over the investigation on the directions of the Civil Judge and Magistrate II following the November 10 incident. The teacher’s family staged a sit-in protest with the body for about 20 hours and demanded the arrest of the accused policemen. The body was later laid to rest under police supervision.
