PPP lawmaker booked for murder of a man who filmed foreigner hunters
Police take remand of three more suspects: Nazim Jokhio murder case
KARACHI Nov 04,2021
Nazim Jokhio, who filmed the video of PPP member Sindh Assembly guests, was tortured to death inside a farmhouse in Malir, Karachi.
Afzal Jokhio, the brother of the deceased Nazim Jokhio has alleged that his brother filmed a video of the foreigner hunters who were the guests of PPP MPA Jam Owais, on which Jam Owais called Nazim Jokhio to his house, tortured him and killed him.
The body of Nazim Jokhio was found near Malir Memon Goth, while a murder case has been registered against MPA Jam Owais, Niaz Salar and others.
On the other hand, the Sindh Chief Minister has taken notice of the murder and directed to bring justice to the heirs.
Police said that 35-year-old Nazim Jokhio son of Sujawal was killed by sticks and punches during an altercation at Jam House. An autopsy of his body has been conducted at Jinnah Hospital.
According to the victim’s brother, Sardar Jam Abdul Kareem a member of National Assembly ordered his brother Nazim to be brought to the Jam House. When he went to the Jam House some time later, he was told that his brother had died.
According to his family, Nazim Jokhio had viralized a video of the victim being hunted by influential people. After the video came to light, Nazim Jokhio was called home by the influential person in Malir.
He alleged that Nazim Jokhio was tortured to death during the talks.
It should be noted that Jam Owais is a member of Sindh Assembly from Thatta and his brother Jam Abdul Karim is a member of National Assembly from Malir.
Later, the victim had also recorded his own video saying that his life was in danger because certain elements were threatening him. He had asked authorities to put his video on record, his relatives said.
The incident enraged area residents and community members, who blocked the main National Highway and alleged that influential personalities were involved in the murder as the victim had made a video of some foreign hunters in his village
It should be noted that the body of a man was identified from Memon Goth who was identified as Nazim Jokhio.
Protest
After the funeral of the slain Nazim Jokhio in Karachi, the family members protested on the National Highway, both tracks of the National Highway were closed and long queues of vehicles formed.
On the National Highway, the protesters burnt tires and blocked the roads from Karachi to Thatta and chanted slogans against the police and the Sindh government.
