The president of Gadani ship-breaking
workers union, Babu Karim Jan, died under mysterious circumstances in Karachi
on Sunday morning, soon after being arrested by police from his residence in
Metroville, located in the city's SITE area.
Police
claimed that Jan, who was in his late 60s, was wanted in two attempted murder
cases and died after suffering a "heart attack".
According
to the deceased's relatives, Iqbal Market police conducted a raid in Metroville
at around 1:30am and detained Karim Jan and his son, Amin.
They
allegedly dragged and threw him into the police mobile where he died under
mysterious circumstances. Later on, the police abandoned his body there and
tried to disappear when the residents of the area gathered and made videos of
the vehicle which were then shared on social media.
The
deceased’s son, Amin, told media that when the police conducted a raid on their
home, he informed the police that his father was a heart patient, but they
allegedly did not pay heed to his request.
“They
(the police) dragged him and threw him into the mobile,” the son alleged.
West
SSP Shoukat Ali Khatian while talking to Dawn confirmed that police had
arrested the deceased.
“There
were two FIRs registered against him over charges of attempted murders and the
police arrested him in the same cases,” the officer said. However, the senior
officer did not elaborate further.
The
body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to fulfil legal formalities.
A
post-mortem examination was conducted in the presence of the magistrate
concerned by a team of doctors comprising Additional Police Surgeon Dr Saleem
Shaikh, Dr Abid Haroon, and Dr Pervez Makhdoom.
The
additional police surgeon told Dawn that the cause of death will be determined
after a histopathological and chemical examination.
On
Sunday evening, the relatives and community members held a protest outside the
Karachi Press Club.
The
protesters accused the police of "brutally torturing" and killing the
elderly man. They demanded the arrest of, and registration of a murder case
against, the police party involved.
Meanwhile,
National Trade Union Federation leader Nasir Mansoor said the death of a nearly
70-year-old trade union leader was the latest example of “police brutality” in
the city and other parts of the country.
He
too demanded the arrest of the policemen involved in the incident.
Source: the
dawn. 18 February 2019
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