Pakistan Staged Encounter
Man’s death in ‘staged’ encounter sparks demonstration in Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan: Placing the body of a man, who was allegedly killed in a staged encounter, on the road, his relatives demonstrated in front of the office of senior superintendent of police on Thursday night in Pakistan's Hyderabad, media reports said on Sunday.
Mehboob Leghari succumbed to wounds from gunshots at Liaquat University Hospital on Thursday evening, reports The Dawn.
His heirs brought the body to the SSP office to lodge a protest, claiming he had been killed in a staged encounter.
Zafar Leghari, brother-in-law of the deceased,told Dawn News that Mehboob was a rickshaw driver and father of two children.
He was picked up on May 8 along with his cousin Noman Leghari, he said.
Since then both had remained missing, he said.
He told The Dawn the family had filed a petition in Sindh High Court for their recovery and demanded registration of murder case against SHO Imran Rasheed.
The police said the suspect was a hardened criminal and was involved in robberies in Qasimabad, Bhitai Nagar, Naseem Nagar and Latifabad.
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