Family of Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar Accuses Mob of Burning His Body After Staged Encounter in Pakistan
Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar’s family has accused private individuals of burning his body after he was reportedly killed in a staged encounter by Mirpurkhas police on September 18. An FIR was filed at the taluka police station in Umerkot district by Muhammad Ibrahim Kumbhar, the brother-in-law of the deceased.
Ibrahim claimed that Kumbhar was arrested by the Sindhri police in Lyari, Karachi, in front of his family and later killed in what they described as a staged encounter. When the family attempted to bring his body back to their village, Janhiaro, a large mob surrounded the ambulance transporting it. A local prayer leader, Moulvi Ahmed Shahani, incited the crowd to burn the body.
“We later turned around the ambulance, and when it reached Kunri road, we shifted the body to my car,” said Ibrahim. The family eventually took the body to their agricultural field but were pursued by the mob on motorbikes. “At around 10 am on September 19, the crowd snatched the dead body from us and set it ablaze by placing dry grass over it,” he added.
The FIR names 19 individuals, including Shahani, Mehboob Saandh, Amjad Panhwar, Shamshad Panhwar, Noor Hassan Panhwar, Ghulam Mujtaba Panhwar, Daud Panhwar, Lakhmir Samjeo, Arshad Samejo, Meeru Samejo, Aleem Samejo, Mashooq Khaskheli, and Faqeero Palijo, along with 15 unidentified persons. They are charged under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The incident has sparked strong condemnation from various societal groups and human rights activists, who are calling for action against the police involved in the staged encounter.
Doubts Revealed
Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar -: Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar was a person who lived in Pakistan. He was reportedly killed in a staged encounter, which means he was killed in a fake police operation.
Staged Encounter -: A staged encounter is when police or other authorities pretend that they had to kill someone in self-defense, but it is actually planned and fake.
Mirpurkhas police -: Mirpurkhas police are the police officers who work in Mirpurkhas, a city in Pakistan. They are being accused of being involved in the fake operation that led to Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar’s death.
FIR -: FIR stands for First Information Report. It is a document that someone files with the police to report a crime.
Muhammad Ibrahim Kumbhar -: Muhammad Ibrahim Kumbhar is the brother-in-law of Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar. He filed the FIR to report the crime.
Mob -: A mob is a large group of people who are often angry and can become violent. In this case, the mob burned Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar’s body.
Moulvi Ahmed Shahani -: Moulvi Ahmed Shahani is a local prayer leader in Pakistan. He is accused of encouraging the mob to burn the body.
Ambulance -: An ambulance is a special vehicle used to transport sick or injured people to the hospital. In this case, it was carrying Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar’s body.
Condemnation -: Condemnation means strong disapproval. Many people are very upset and angry about what happened to Dr. Shahnawaz Kumbhar.
