Naqeebullah innocent, killed in fake encounter: inquiry report

Dunya News

The 15-page report has termed Naqeebullah 'innocent' and his encounter 'fake'.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Inquiry committee on Friday completed its probe into Naqeebullah Mehsud’s killing in alleged police encounter in Karachi. The final report will be presented in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

The 15-page report has declared Naqeebullah ‘innocent’ and his encounter ‘fake’. Statements of the two persons arrested along with Naqeeb have also been included in the case.

The report further says that police nabbed Naqeebullah and two others from Sohrab Goth on January 3rd. The two accomplices of Naqeeb were left after Rao Anwar’s team allegedly received bribery from them.

The statement of banned outfit Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, imprisoned in Karachi Central Jail, Qari Ahsan is also stated in the report who denied the accusations of Rao Anwar. Ahsan asserted that the murdered Naqeebullah is not the one wanted to police.

He revealed in his statement that Rao Anwar had made a private torture room near Guddap police station where more than 45 people were present.

Police used to frequently kill four or five people from them in fake encounter, Ahsan added.

The report went on to say that 26 shells of police submachine gun were recovered from the crime scene. The four people were shot uniformly by the police personnel but no evidence of retaliatory fire has been found.


Sindh police seek help from IG Islamabad, KP


Sindh police has sought help from Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police for the arrest of ex-SSP Malir Rao Anwar after tracing his location in the areas.

A letter has been sent to IG Islamabad and KP in this regard.

It has also been decided that the investigation of Naqeebullah murder case will be handed over to Additional IG Crime Branch Aftab Pathan while SSP Malir Adeel Chandio, SSP Investigation Zulfiqar Mehar and SSP Investigation Malir Abid Qaimkhani will also be a part of the probe.

A team of Sindh police is likely to depart for Islamabad in next 24 hours to arrest Anwar.