DADU, June 11: Hyderabad region DIG Dr Sanaullah Abbasi on Wednesday suspended an SHO after a girl, who had eloped with a man and was arrested by the police official, died in mysterious circumstances in Lohi town of Balochistan three days ago.

The girl Naseeban Barecho, 19, had eloped with Younus Barecho, 20, and fled her home in union council Tando Rahim Khan in Khirthar mountains range near Sindh’s border with Balochistan, to marry in a court.

Police arrested the couple 20 days ago and handed them over to Tando Rahim Khan Union Council Nazim Aslam Khan Jangwani after keeping them in detention at the police station for two days.

Sources said that the UC nazim handed over Naseeban to an influential man, Wadero Jan Mohammad Barecho of Lohi, who allegedly poisoned the girl to death three days ago and buried her in Lohi area without giving her proper burial.

The sources said that You-

nis Barecho was still in the custody of the nazim.

The suspended SHO Imamuddin Khoso told journalists that he had arrested the couple about 20 days ago and handed them over to the UC nazim after recording the couple’s and nazim’s statements. He said that he did not know about Naseeban’s murder.

DIG Sanaullah Abbasi has ordered Drigh Bala DSP Sikandar Hussain Qadri to conduct an inquiry into the murder, trace Younus and get him released if he was still in the nazim’s custody.

The girl’s murder case had been registered against the SHO and the nazim, Mr Abbasi said.

Dadu DPO Manzoor Hussain Khatiyan said that the SHO and the UC nazim had been arrested.

He claimed that Tando Rahim police had handed over the couple to the nazim who had promised that they would be produced in court.

WOMAN KILLED: One Ranjhan Chandio shot dead his wife, Marui, reportedly over her getting late in preparing meal in Hasil Chandio village of Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka on Tuesday.

Marui’s relatives carried the body to Khairpur Nathan Shah police station and staged a demonstration, demanding arrest of Ranjhan Chandio.

Police took the body to a hospital for post-mortem and then handed it over to relatives after registering a case against Ranjhan Chandio.

Loadshedding: A large number of people staged a procession on Wednesday in protest against for hours-long loadshedding and issuance of detection bills by the Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company.

The protesters, who also staged a demonstration outside the press club, alleged that Hesco officials were issuing detection bills to poor consumers and meter readers were demanding bribe for recording low consumption of power.

They demanded action against meter readers and Hesco staff responsible for issuing inflated and detection bills.

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