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Protective Bail Granted to Seven Police Officers in Triple Murder Case

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The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has granted three-week protective bail to seven police officers, including five former SHOs of Qambar-Shahdadkot district, who were nominated in a case of triple murder of the relatives of folk singer Urs Chandio. The officers, accused by Ghulam Murtaza Chandio, Urs' nephew, in an FIR registered at Jamshoro police station, were granted bail for Rs100,000 each to freely shuttle between the trial court of the district and sessions court of Kotri. The lawyer for the officers, Ali Nawaz Ghanghro, claimed that the private persons accompanying the police officers during the raid were responsible for the murders.

Key Takeaways:

  • Seven police officers, including five former SHOs, were granted three-week protective bail by the Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court.
  • The officers were accused in a case of triple murder of the relatives of folk singer Urs Chandio.
  • The bail was granted for Rs100,000 each to allow the officers to freely shuttle between the trial court and sessions court.
  • The officers were accused by Ghulam Murtaza Chandio, Urs' nephew, in an FIR registered at Jamshoro police station.
  • Abdul Wahid Buriro, former DSP of Qambar, and six other police officers were granted bail, including former SHOs Akbar Khokhar, Mir Mohammed Abbasi, Anwar Abro, Mulazim Hussain Abbasi, and ASI Shahid Hussain Memon.
  • The lawyer claimed that the private persons accompanying the police officers during the raid were responsible for the murders.
  • Investigation wing of Jamshoro police had arrested ASI Noor Ahmed Mugheri of Warah police, and policemen Nazeer Massan and Naimat Nagraj, who were not nominated in the FIR.

Statistics:

  • 7 police officers granted protective bail
  • Bail granted for Rs100,000 each
  • 5 former SHOs among the police officers granted bail
  • 2 private persons arrested and charged with murders

Sources:

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