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reportedly ordered the senior police superintendent of Gujranwala to
investigate the case, but the result of the investigation was unknown.
531. Aurangzeb, of Sukkur, Sindh, was arrested in September 1992 and died in
detention in Sukkur jail in November 1992. He was allegedly tortured to
death. Although a post-mortem report of Civil Hospital, Sikkur, was said to
have stated that he had died of natural causes, his parents subsequently had
his body exhumed from Qayyumbad graveyard, and a medical board reportedly
found that no previous post-mortem had in fact been performed. The further
results of the autopsy were unknown.
532. Mohammad Liaqat (alias Boota), his wife, Hamida Begum, and three
daughters from Sheikhupura, Punjab, were arrested on 12 October 1993 by police
from Bikhi police station, Sheikhupura. Boota and his wife were allegedly
tortured and Boota died in custody in November or December 1992. The Lahore
High Court reportedly ordered investigations, the results of which were
unknown.
533. Bhural Jatoi, of Dost Ali Jaitoi in Sukkur district, was arrested with
six other villagers by officers of Dubbar police station, Sukkur district.
He was allegedly hanged upside down for 24 hours, cut with razor blades and
kicked in the chest. He reportedly died of his injuries on 22 December 1993.
534. Mohammad Arif Khatiyan, a People’s Party of Pakistan (PPP) activist
in Hyderabad district, Sindh, was arrested on 4 June 1993 in Arif Khatiyan,
Hyderabad, and taken to Tando Jam police station, where he was allegedly
tortured by three police officers. On 7 June, he was said to have been given
first aid for his injuries and released, but later had to be taken to
Rajputana Hospital, where he died. At the hospital, it was observed that his
liver and kidneys were damaged and that he was passing blood with his urine.
On 22 July 1993 the Sindh High Court ordered a complaint to be registered
against the three officers after the police at Tando Jam police station had
refused to register such a complaint. It was not known whether an
investigation had begun.
535. Makhno Khan Jagirani, from Sabul Jagriani near Ahmedpur, Khairpur
Mirs district, Sindh, was arrested with 14 other persons during a raid
on 5 July 1993 by police from Ahmedpur police station. The other 14 persons
were released, reportedly after paying bribes, but Makhno Khan Jagirani, who
was said to be lame and suffering from kidney trouble, was allegedly tortured
after refusing to pay the bribe. He reportedly died thereafter in police
custody. Persons protesting his death were said to have been threatened with
"dire consequences" by the deputy commissioner in Khairpur if they did not
give up their protest.
536. Ijaz Khan, a tribal person from Lakrai village in Mohmand Agency,
arrested on 5 July 1993 by officers from Kohsar police station in Islamabad,
was allegedly tortured to death, although the police reportedly maintained
that he had committed suicide. A medical board was said to have found torture
marks on his body, but reserved judgement pending a laboratory report. The
Islamabad district magistrate and the police department ordered separate
inquiries, the results of which were unknown.
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