HYDERABAD:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PTI Vice President and the leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh Friday demanded justice for Babar Khanzada, a poor young man, who was allegedly murdered in custody of Tando Allahyar police.
Addressing a press conference in Insaf House, Hala Naka, Sheikh said that he was saddened to see the dead body of Tando Allahyar youth Babar Khanzada on social media. It was shown hanging in police lockup. He said PTI protested in leadership of Ali Palh but in vain, as police did not lodge FIR for murder of Babar. He said police is always ready to lodge fake FIRs against him (Haleem Adil).
He said police lodge FIR when even a dog of some rich person is stollen but it ignores the cases of poor people. He said policemen asked bribes from the sister of Babar Khanzada and on refusal threatened her to implicate in fake cases. He said the police had kidnapped innocent youth Babar for getting extortion. He said the sister of Babar went to police station taking pension money of his father but till then her brother was dead. He said the police refused to lodge FIR and dubbed police-custody murder as suicide. He said this is a shameful incident and we strongly condemn it. He said we will provide all out legal assistance to the heirs.
He said money is taken from people at Ehsaas center of district Umerkot. He said police and administration is involved in this bribery. He said three days ago our worker Umer Arain showed this scam on social media and he was arrested in fake case by local assistant commissioner. From the police station he was shifted to the house of SHO and subjected to severe torture. When his condition deteriorated he was shifted to hospital and luckily his life and limbs remained saved.
He said corrupt policemen are a blemish to police uniform. He said political intervention in Sindh police is rising and the police have become slave of rulers. He said police uniform is a pride when officers like Sanaullah Abbasi, A D Khuwaja and Kaleem Imam wear it. He said Sindh police have now become filthy corrupt and even involved in drugs trade.
Sheikh said last Ramzan Babar Khanzada was picked up by police and released when his elder sister paid bribes. He said this time the police killed this young man when bribes were not paid to them. He said such a case was reported in a police station of KPK but IG Sanaullah Abbasi arrested the involved cops and justice was doled out to the affected family. He said however in Tando Allahyar the same SHO is occupying his seat as yet. He said this SHO should have been in jail.
Sheikh said Sharjeel Kharal is posted and police have made their private torture centers. He said three people have been kidnapped from Kandiari but the police is doing nothing. He said in Larkana, Madaiji and other areas police are involved on grave crimes and atrocities. He said if the FIR of murder of Babar Khanzada is not lodged we will start protest in whole Sindh.
Earlier, Haleem Adil Sheikh visited Tando Allahyar along with local PTI leaders and offered condolence with the aggrieved family and sought details of incident from them. He also visited along with them to the police station for getting lodged FIR.