Murder of Shahzeb Khan
| Murder of Shahzeb Khan | |
|---|---|
  Karachi | |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°51′36″N 67°0′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E |
| Date | 25 December 2012 (PST UTC+5:00) |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Shahzeb Khan |
| Perpetrators | Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur aided by Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari |
No. of participants | 4 |
| Motive | Revenge |
Murder of Shahzeb Khan is about the killing of university student Shahzeb Khan on 25 December 2012 in Karachi, which sparked country-wide outrage against the abuse of power by the wealthy in Pakistan. On 7 June 2013 Shahrukh Jatoi, son of feudal Sikandar Jatoi and Siraj Talpur, from the Talpur clan, were sentenced to death for this crime, while Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were sentenced to life imprisonment for aiding the two killers.[1] However in September 2013 Shahzeb's parents, DSP Aurangzeb Khan and Ambreen Aurangzeb, decided to file an affidavit with the court pardoning all four accused and requesting their release, but they are still not pardoned.[2]
Details
During the night of 24 December 2012, Shahzeb Khan's sister was on her way back home from their sister's Walima reception. She was being eve-teased by Ghulam Murtaza Lashari (Talpur's servant), which resulted in a fight between Shahzeb on one side and the Talpurs, accompanied by their friend Shahrukh Jatoi on the other side.[3] After the fight had ended the Shahrukh and Siraj eventually traced Shahzeb again and gunned him down.[4]
Initially no arrests were made, which caused a significant social media movement demanding justice for Shahzeb Khan. On 7 January 2013 Siraj Talpur, Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were arrested in connection with the murder. Shahrukh Jatoi had fled to Dubai in the meantime, but was later arrested as well. Eyewitnesses then identified the suspects. After several changes of prosecution personnel, the charges were finally filed in March. In June 2013 the main accused, Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur were sentenced to death. The fact that Jatoi was seen smiling into the cameras even at the time when the verdict was read, triggered a lot of negative reactions among the general public in Pakistan.
The high-profile murder case of Karachi’s young boy Shahzeb Khan took a new dramatic twist on 28 November 2017, as Sindh High Court (SHC) set aside death sentence awarded to Shahrukh Jatoi and ordered retrial of the case.[5][6]
On the 23rd of December 2017, Shahrukh Jatoi among other suspects were released on bails on late Saturday after Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered their release in a hearing earlier today in Shahzaib murder case. According to details, the court ordered the suspects to submit surety bonds worth Rs5 lac in this regard. The decision was made after Shahzaib’s father submitted agreement copy in the court. "Shahzaib’s family forgave (Shahrukh Jatoi) in the name of Allah. They didn’t take any cash,” brother Ashraf Jatoi said while talking to media. “What Shahrukh Jatoi and his friends did was wrong.” Earlier, SHC had suspended death sentences awarded to criminals Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur, saying that the session court would look into the terror sections in the case. [7]
References
- ^ "Shahzeb murder case: Shahrukh Jatoi sentenced to death". dawn.com. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Shahzeb Khan's killers pardoned by family". dawn.com. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Shahzeb Khan murder case: Verdict to be announced today". The Express Tribune. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Timeline: Shahzeb Khan murder case". The Express Tribune. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ Baloch, Shafi (2017-11-28). "SHC orders retrial in high-profile Shahzeb Khan murder case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "SHC sets aside death sentence of Shahrukh Jatoi in Shahzeb murder case". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ Baloch, Shafi (2017-12-23). "Shahrukh Jatoi among other suspects were released on SHC orders". pakistann.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Dramatic Twist In Shahzeb Khan Murder Case