SHIKARPUR, May 06 , The prime suspect in the murder of journalist
Jan Mohammad Mahar shot dead along with his son during a police
encounter in Shikarpur’s katcha area.
According to police, the operation, conducted based on intelligence
reports, resulted in the death of the prime suspect identified as Sher
Ali alias Shero. The encounter also left four individuals, including a
woman, injured.
Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar also confirmed that Shero, the alleged
killer, was neutralized in the Shikarpur encounter, stating that Sindh
Police had brought the perpetrator to justice.
Meanwhile, Sindh Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah told the media that
police had attempted to apprehend Shero alive, but he was killed during
the exchange of fire.
Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Sukkur indicted suspects in the
case pertaining to the murder case of journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar.
As per details, Judge Abdul Rahman Qazi of the anti-terrorism court
heard the case and rejected the bail applications of the two suspects,
Sher Muhammad Sheikh, and Ramzan Sheikh.
The murder suspects, including Bakhshal Mahar, Babar, Bashir, Munaur
Mahar, Sher Muhammad Sheikh, and Ramzan Sheikh, have denied the charges
against them.
Senior journalist and Sukkur bureau chief of a local television network
Jan Mohammad Mahar was murdered by unidentified assailants on August 14.
The attackers on a motorcycle had opened fire at Mahar inside his
vehicle after he left his office at 9:00 am in Sukkur.