The Sirki community in Thatta and Makli today staged a strong protest against local police officers who severely tortured four young laborers for not providing free food and filed false cases against them.
A large community gathering was held at Sirki House, Sirki Chowk in Thatta city, presided over by Wadera Hameer Khan Sirki. Following this gathering, a protest march was initiated, led by Wadera Hameer Sirki along with Ghulam Qadir Sirki, Bhoro Sirki, Comrade Nabi Bakhsh Sirki, Muhammad Ayub Sirki, Noor Hassan Sirki, Shamshad Sirki, Ghulam Nabi, Ehsan, and Rustam Sirki, among others, against Makli police.
Protesters claimed that two nights prior, the Station House Officer, sub and other personnel forcibly arrested four youths from their community: Abdul Jabbar, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Malik, and Inayat Ali Siriki. These individuals operate a small hotel in Makli to support their families. The arrests were allegedly made because the youths refused to provide free food to the officers.
It was also claimed that the police transferred the arrestees to the station, where they were subjected to severe physical torture and had three false cases registered against them.
Wadera Hameer Khan Sirki and other community representatives expressed deep disappointment with the district leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party. They highlighted that despite their steadfast loyalty to the party, they had not faced such profound injustice even during the administration of Pervez Musharraf as they are currently experiencing. They regretted that no party official had intervened regarding their plight, which further compounded their deep disappointment.
The protesters firmly announced that they would not tolerate any kind of police brutality and believed that a significant injustice had been committed against them. They confirmed that legal action had been initiated and expressed hope for a fair decision from the judiciary.
Members of the affected community requested the Inspector General Sindh, Deputy Inspector General Hyderabad, and the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, among other high officials, to immediately resolve the matter. Their demands included providing justice for the affected youths, disciplinary action against the responsible police officers, transferring them from the district, and registering appropriate cases against them. If their demands are not met, they warned that more intense protests would follow.