Sindh Police Chief Forms New Committee in Unsolved Murder Case of Journalist Jan Mahar
On April 17th, Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon announced the formation of a six-member committee to investigate the unresolved murder of Jan Muhammad Mahar, a senior journalist associated with KTN channel from Sukkur, Sindh.
Mahar was tragically murdered on August 13, 2023, by motorcycle assailants near St. Saviour School on Queens Road, Sukkur, as he returned home from work. Despite undergoing emergency surgery at a private hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The initial investigative team, formed shortly after his death and led by DIG Tanveer Alam Odho. The investigation gained momentum when the Sindh Home Department transferred the case to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Sukkur on September 1, 2023, in an effort to consolidate resources and expertise in the ongoing investigation.
The authorities have made several arrests in connection to the case. On September 16, 2023, police arrested three accused who facilitated the murder. On November 21, 2023, three influential locals were detained under suspicion of harboring the accused. Subsequent to this, on December 19, 2023, police managed to apprehend two more suspects, bringing the total number of individuals arrested to eight. The new committee includes senior officers from districts such as Shaheed Benazir Abad, Sukkur, Shikarpur, and Khairpur, alongside DSPs from Sukkur CTD and SITE. They are tasked with a critical reevaluation of all aspects of the investigation, with a directive to secure the arrest of all remaining fugitives and compile a comprehensive report within 15 days.
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