E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 page 96 515. With respect to Mohammad Sarwar, who was allegedly tortured to death in July 1993 by officers of Mirpurbathoro police station, a judicial inquiry had been conducted and a criminal case was registered at M’Bhatoro police station on 1 October 1994. An investigation by the CIA was continuing. 516. As to Noor Muhammad Qureshi, who was allegedly tortured to death by four officers of Pinyari police station in December 1992, cases were registered against an inspector, a subinspector, a head constable and two constables, pursuant to instructions by the Sindh High Court. They were on pre-arrest bail granted by the Hyderabad session court. The case remained under investigation. 517. With respect to Gulloo Machi, who died after his alleged torture by officers of Chambar police station in April 1993, his relatives had initially lodged a complaint against the police official concerned, but they later concluded that Gullo Machi had committed suicide and had not been tortured by the police. 518. In the case of 10 men reportedly tortured at Ghotki police station in August 1992, whereby Mohammad Qamruddin, Khadim Indhar and Subhoi Indhur died as a result of their treatment in custody, the defendants had opened fire on members of the law enforcement agency and the police had fired in self-defence. An inquiry concluded that no excesses had been committed by police or other law enforcement agencies. 519. With respect to Lau, a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped by three police officers of the Tando Ghulam Haider station in Hyderabad district on 17 October 1992, the accused police officials were immediately tried before the Special Court for Speedy Trial and dismissed from service. The Court sentenced them to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and 30 lashes each for committing rape as well as one year rigorous imprisonment for wrongful containment of the complainant. (The Special Rapporteur had received information that this verdict had been overturned on procedural grounds. The reply did not mention this reversal nor did it address the issue as to whether any further action would be taken with regard to the case.) 520. As to Rahid Mellah, a 14-year-old boy allegedly raped by a police constable of Meldsi station in Sanghar district of Sindh province, an inquiry had concluded that no such incident was reported at that police station. 521. With respect to allegations of torture and ill-treatment in private jails established to detain bonded labourers, an inquiry had revealed that 48 men, 79 women and 130 children were confined in the village of Haji Ghulam Hussain Khokhar. The labourers were taken out for forced labour for long hours, locked up in the evening, paid little for their work and chained and subjected to torture and cruel treatment. Some of the women were raped by two supervisors. A case had been registered and the accused would be tried in a court of law.