BADIN, Nov 5: Journalists on Monday demanded transfer of the DPO of Tando Muhammad Khan and suspension of the SHO of Tando Ghulam Hyder police station accusing them of being involved in the kidnapping of journalists, Haji Khan Lashari and Amar Singh Rathore.

Haji Khan Lashari and Amar Singh Rathore of Talhar and two others were kidnapped near Tando Ghulam Hyder police station more than a month ago.

Kidnappers held hostage the two journalists and freed the other two with a ransom demand of Rs5 million.

After police failed to find the two journalists used their own connections to get them released and finally succeeded in their efforts last week when the hostage came back home.

A convention of journalists held on Sunday passed a resolution demanding that the government should order an impartial inquiry by honest officials against the DPO and the SHO for their failure to find the kidnapped journalists who were set free through journalists own efforts.

Speakers at the convention alleged that Tando Muhammad Khan police were involved in the journalists’ kidnapping and influential feudal lords and waderas having link with criminals did this to punish journalists.

They said that on the hand the government had restricted the journalists rights while on the other they were being victimised and targeted by waderas. If police were sincere, no bandit could ever dare kidnap a journalist, they said and demanded protection.