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officers were accused of his murder by his family in a complaint lodged with
the senior district magistrate at Kotdiji in December 1992. It was unknown
whether any investigation was being pursued.
524. Mujib Aijaz Jatoi, a grandson of a prominent Sindhi peasant leader,
was arrested by the SHO of Hala on 3 August 1993 while travelling on a bus
from his home in Larkana to Karachi. He was allegedly tortured and died in
custody the following day. His body was said to have had more than 100 marks
of torture, including electric shock marks, and injuries to the head, legs,
chest, and testicles, and the nails of his fingers had been pulled out. The
police reportedly contended that he had committed suicide in custody and the
senior police superintendent of Hyderabad and the Hala police allegedly
refused his family’s attempt to file a complaint. The High Court of Sindh,
Hyderabad, subsequently ordered an investigation, but the result was unknown.
525. Syed Ali Haider Shah, from Sindh, was arrested by the army on 8 June 1992
and reportedly died in custody two or three days later from what the army said
was heart failure. Numerous torture marks were reportedly observed on his
body. A judicial inquiry under the sub-divisional magistrate, Dadu, was said
to have been set up to investigate the case in December 1992, but the result
of the investigation was not known.
526. Ashgar Narejo, from Keti Bhutto near Larkana, Sindh, was arrested, along
with 17 relatives, by army and police near Khairpur on 13 June 1992. He was
allegedly hanged from a tree and beaten severely with sticks and steel rods.
He died around 18 June and officials were said to have declared the cause of
death to have been a heart attack.
527. Khan Mohammad Korai, from Moro, Sindh, was arrested on 2 August 1992 by
the 47 Frontier Force Regiment from Moro after they had failed in their search
for his brother. His body was returned to his family the next day, allegedly
bearing marks of multiple injuries, including electric shocks and fractures of
the neck and legs. A military official who brought the body to the family was
said to have admitted that the victim had died after torture. A petition
filed by his family was heard in March 1993 by the Sindh High Court, which
called for a decision by the military court of inquiry. It was not known if
any further action had been taken on the case.
528. Qalander Bukhsh Brohi, a journalist from Badah, Dadu district, Sindh, was
arrested by officers of Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police station on 26 August 1992
and, after demanding to be apprised of the reason for his arrest, was
allegedly struck with a rifle butt and hung upside down. He reportedly died
on the way to hospital. An autopsy was conducted, but the result was unknown.
529. Ahmad Khan, of Pir Mohammad Narejo village near Gumbat Khairpur,
Sindh, and Allah Rakhiyo were arrested along with two other persons
on 24 September 1992 during a raid by the police and army. They were
allegedly taken to Piri camp and tortured until they lost consciousness.
Ahmad Khan reportedly died on the way to Karachi by ambulance.
530. Mohammad Razzaq of Kamoke in Gujranwala district, Punjab, was arrested
on 22 October 1992. He and his father, Mohammad Anwar, were allegedly beaten
severely in custody and Mohammad Razzaq died that day. The Lahore High Court
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