LARKANA: A single bench of the Sindh High Court Larkana circuit asked the SSP of Qambar-Shahdadkot on Wednesday to initiate departmental proceedings against Sub-Inspector Roshan Ali, the investigation officer (IO) in the murder case of Sadaf Hasloo, for negligence in the probe and submit a report on or before the next date of hearing.

A young teacher, Sadaf was allegedly killed by her fiancé, a serving police officer, in Qambar-Shahdadkot 16 days ago after she declined to marry him.

Roshan Ali, upon being confronted, was asked whether any digital evidence, including video content circulated on social media, had been collected.

He expressed his inability in this regard. It appears that the said officer has failed to perform his duties diligently and has conducted a substandard investigation. He has also failed to arrest the accused named in the FIR, the order said.

It is further noted that on the last date of hearing, the SSP Qambar-Shahdadkot was directed to constitute a police team under his direct supervision.

The bench said that today (Wednesday), Qambar DSP Sarfraz submitted that despite their best efforts, the accused had not been apprehended yet.

This demonstrates that the SSP Qambar-Shahdadkot has not fulfilled his responsibilities as expected by this court.

During the course of proceedings, the Qambar-Shahdadkot SSP appeared before the court and undertook to affect the arrest of the accused nominated in the FIR prior to the next date of hearing. He has requested time for the arrest.

The request was allowed. Accordingly, SSP Qambar Shahdadkot was directed to ensure the arrest of the nominated accused before the next date of hearing. In case of failure, he shall appear before this court in person on the next date of hearing.

Furthermore, on the last date of hearing (April 21,2025), the IGP was directed to initiate a formal inquiry into the conduct of the Larkana SSP for alleged gross negligence and dereliction of duty, which purportedly contributed to the tragic murder of Ms Sadaf Hasloo, an educated young woman.

Pursuant to those directions, Larkana SSP Ahmed Faisal Chaudhry appeared on Wednesday and submitted para wise comments, which were taken on record.

He submitted that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Qambar-Shahdadkot district and that substantial efforts were made by his department to protect the life of the deceased.

He also asserted that as the incident did not fall within his jurisdiction, no lapse could be attributed on his part. He further submitted that full protection was provided to the deceased.

In light of the above explanation, the reply submitted by SSP Larkana is found to be satisfactory, the court said. Consequently, the inquiry against him, as directed in the previous order dated 21.04.2025, is hereby recalled and withdrawn, the order said.

WAF condemns incompetence of Sindh police

The Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has condemned the incompetence of Sindh police over failure to arrest the murderer (s) of Sadaf Hasloo.

In its statement issued in Hyderabad, the WAF said that inability to apprehend the killer even after 15 days had become a glaring example of district police’s failure and insensitivity.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2025