SUKKUR: Kandhkot police launched an operation in the riveren Katcha area of Durrani Mahar police limits on Wednesday against the accused involved in the killing of nine persons of a family belonging to the Chachar community.

But the accused fled before the police reached them.

Under supervision of Kandhkot-Kashmore district SSP Amjad Shaikh, heavy police contingents riding APCs, police mobile vans entered the Katcha area, set fire to the hideouts of the accused.

When contacted, SSP Shaikh told local reporters that the operation had been initiated for the arrest of accused namely Takkar Sabzoi and his accomplices.

They were wanted in the killing of nine persons of the Chachar community.

He said the accused were also criminals who had spoiled the peace of the area.

The operation would continue till arrest of the accused, Kandhkot-Kashmore district SSP Shaikh added.

Condolence

Mir Sohrab Khan Maree, coordinator of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, arrived in the Katcha area of Kandhkot on Wednesday to condole killing of nine persons of the Chachar community.

He met relatives of the victims, including Zaman Chachar, Raees Mengal Chachar, Iqbal Khan Chachar and Mushtaq Khan Chachar and offered condolence from the Sindh government.

According to reports, the notable of the Chachar community, Iqbal Chachar, on the occasion regretted that the PPP leadership and Sindh chief minister (CM) neither took any action over the killing of their nine men nor the CM came to them.

He said the killing episode was terrorism; some criminal elements wanted to spread terror in the area.

Mir Sohrab Marree told him that police had launched an operation today (Wednesday) against the criminals and soon they would be provided justice.

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2021