A student of the University of Sindh, picked up by the police from the varsity’s hostel in Jamshoro on February 10, was shot dead in an alleged police encounter on Sunday in Sukkur district. But the family maintains that he was an innocent student. The alleged encounter took place on the National Highway in the limits of Jhangro Police Station. Jatoi’s family alleges that the Sukkur Police were demanding bribes for his release for the last three weeks. A police source claimed that Jatoi was involved in stealing a vehicle belonging to a relative of a Sukkur-based politician.

Source: The Express Tribune March 09, 2021 03:56 UTC