KARACHI:
The Sindh Police have submitted its investigation report on the killing
of Naqeebullah Mehsood in a police encounter to the Supreme Court of
Pakistan.
According
to Geo TV, the report levellled serious allegations against SSP Rao
Anwar who allegedly led the encounter in which the youngster from the
country’s tribal region was killed in Karachi after being picked up by
police.
Citing
the report, the TV channel reported that the police committee probing
the alleged murder found no evidence of an “encounter” during its visit
to the scene of the reported shootout between the police and the
suspect.
The
committee, according to the report, also visited a prison to meet Qari
Ehsan, a militant, in order to verify Rao Anwar’s claim that Mehsood was
a member of a banned outfit.
Geo
TV correspondent said the report submitted to apex court stated that
Ehsan failed to identify Mehsood as a militant saying he was not the
Naqeebullah Mehsood police was seeking.
The
committee is also said to have interviewed the two men who were picked
up by police along with Naqeebullah Mehsood on January 3.
The report said the police released the two men after taking bribe.
The
killing of Naqeebullah Mehsood sparked protests in different parts of
the country after pictures of the slain were widely circulated on social
media.
People have called for action against former Malir SSP Rao for the “extra judicial killing”.
Mehsood was an aspiring model and had thousands of followers on his facebook page.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan had taken suo motu notice of the killing and sought a report from police.
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