Bowing down to the protesters’ demands over the brutal murder of Pasban-e-Jafria chief Askari Raza, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Monday suspended Crime Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam and ordered a judicial investigation into the Shia leader’s murder.
The decision was made at a meeting chaired by the Sindh governor with a delegation led by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senator Faisal Raza Abidi and Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza held at the Governor’s House.
On Sunday evening, after the assassination of Raza, hundreds of protesters carrying the coffin of their deceased leader had besieged the Governor’s House.
The protesters demanded that CID SSP Aslam be removed and cases registered against the senior police official and Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi. Later, a case was lodged against the religious leader, but the decision to dismiss the SSP could not be reached.
On Monday, the decision to the remove Aslam was taken by Ebad, who also ordered a judicial probe against the CID SSP.
However, insiders told Pakistan Today that the decision was taken after strong pressure from the PPP senator and the provincial assembly deputy speaker. “The inquiry report would be completed within three days and Aslam can be arrested if found guilty,” they added.
City’s ‘tough’ cop suspended over Shia leader’s murder
