KARACHI, JAN 11: A 23-year-old Hindu farmer was shot dead in Pakistan’s Sindh province by his landlord over a dispute involving a makeshift shelter on disputed land, igniting furious protests from the local Hindu community.
Police arrested the prime suspect, landlord Sarfaraz Nizamani, and accomplice Zafarullah Khan in Hyderabad late Saturday, SSP Badin Qamber Reza Jiskani announced. The duo had fled after the January 4 killing of Kelash Kohli in Talhar village, Badin district.
Kohli was allegedly building a basic shelter on Nizamani’s property when shot. He succumbed to wounds at a hospital. His brother, Poon Kumar Kohli, filed an FIR, prompting a special police team that tracked the fugitives to Fateh Chowk.
Hundreds of Hindus took to the streets in Badin with protests and sit-ins, demanding justice. The demonstrations ended only after IG Police Sindh Javed Akhtar Odho informed Kohli’s father of the arrests.
Shiva Kaachi, of a Sindh Hindu welfare trust, hailed public pressure for the breakthrough. “Peaceful rallies forced action—now a fair trial is crucial to restore faith in authorities and shield minorities from such brutality,” he urged.
The incident spotlights persistent vulnerabilities for Sindh’s Hindus, often ensnared in land feuds amid claims of targeted violence.
