Primary suspect in Padidan journalist Ali Sher Rajpar's murder arrested: police
The pistol suspected to have been used to murder the journalist was also recovered, police said
May 06, 2019
PADIDAN: The primary suspect in the murder of a Padidan Press Club journalist Ali Sher Rajpar has been arrested, police said Sunday night, adding that a first information report (FIR) has been filed against six suspects, four of whom have been named.
Filed on behalf of the deceased's brother, Daud Rajpar, the FIR names four suspects, including Padidan Town Committee Chairperson Shakeel Ahmed Rajpar, Habeeb Rajpar, Nazar Muhammad, and Ghulam Ali, as well as two unidentified persons.
Of the six, only Habeeb Rajpar was arrested, police noted, adding that the pistol suspected to have been used to murder the journalist was also recovered.
According to the deceased's brother, Daud Rajpar, Padidan Town Committee Chairperson Shakeel Ahmed Rajpar used to threaten the late journalist over reporting corruption-related news.
The late journalist, who used to work for a Sindhi daily paper, was laid to rest in Goth Saleh Rajpar.
Journalists and media personnel staged protests in various cities against Rajpar's murder and, in general, the targetting of reporters in Pakistan. Further, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Sukkur Union of Journalists condemned the murder of Ali Sher Rajpar, with the former demanding immediate arrest of suspects.
