KHAIRPUR, Oct 4: A married woman was allegedly declared kari in a jirga and it was decided that she should be killed while the man alleged to be karo was asked to pay Rs100,000 and a girl’s hand as fine.

According to sources, a jirga was held between two groups of Lashari community under the supervision of area notable Ashiq Abbasi near Razidero, Gambat taluka, about a week ago.

The woman Naheed Lashari was allegedly declared kari whereas the man alleged to be karo, Aziz Lashari, was asked to pay Rs100,000 and marry his three-year-old niece Farzana with one Naseer 5, as fine.

Ghulam Abbas, husband of accused woman along with his family members, relatives and father-in-law, reached Razidero press club on Friday evening and staged a protest. He told journalists that his wife was not a kari and added that his wife was missing after the jirga decision and he suspected that she has been kidnapped.

He added that he had declared on oath in the jirga that his wife was not kari. He demanded of the concerned authorities to recover his wife and provide her security.

When contacted on cell phone, Mian Ashiq Abbasi told newsmen of Gambat that he has neither supervised any jirga nor he has given any such decision.

Sources said that area police raided various villages on Saturday to arrest Lashari community persons who are accused of holding jirga but no arrest was made and no case was registered till the filing of this report. on Saturday, DPO Khairpur directed SPO Sobhodero to hold an inquiry into the matter and find Ms Naheed Lashari as well as to provide her security.

INJURED: Four persons were injured when ten armed men opened fire on a passenger coach on the National Highway late on Friday night.

A Karachi-bound passenger coach coming from Sukkur was on its way when a group of armed men tried to stop it on the National Highway near cotton ginning factory and when the driver refused to stop the coach, the armed men opened fire on it as a result of which coach driver Abdul Khaliq Mahar and passengers Mohsin, Arif and Shahnawaz received bullet injuries.

However, the coach with flat tyres, stopped at a distance after which the armed men deprived the passengers of cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones and other valuables and escaped.

Two injured, including coach driver were taken to the Civil Hospital Khairpur where coach driver is stated to be in critical condition.

After the incident, the passengers staged a protest demonstration on Shah Hussain chowk in the night.

Area police reached the spot and after holding talks with them, the passengers ended their protest.