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HYDERABAD, Aug 09 (APP):In a petition filed by a man who blamed Hyderabad police for allegedly shooting and injuring him in a fake encounter, Sindh High Court has put Home Secretary, IGP Sindh, DIG and SSP Hyderabad and other officers on notice.
According to details, the petitioner Asif Ali’s counsel advocate Javed Buriro claimed that Ali was returning with his family from Bhit Shah, Matiari district to Karachi when they were stopped by Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Hyderabad.
He alleged Ali was kept at the CIA center for 8 days before he was handed over to Cantt police which shot and injured him in a staged encounter.
The lawyer argued that the police committed offence was a violation of Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act, 2022, and pleaded with the court to punish the concerned cops under the law.