‘Murder weapon’ utilized in Hindu girl’s killing in Pakistan’s Sindh recovered

A police staff recovered a sickle which they imagine was used within the killing of the Hindu girl whose physique was present in a discipline in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 2, 2023 08:00 IST

The incident had created terror and worry among the many Hindu minority neighborhood within the province (Photo from @KeshooBai on Twitter)

By India Today Web Desk: Days after a Hindu girl, Daya Bhel was allegedly murdered in Pakistan’s Sinjhoro city, a police staff from Hyderabad metropolis in Sindh province recovered a sickle which they imagine was used within the crime, reported the Dawn newspaper. Bhel’s physique was discovered on December 27 at a discipline in Sinjhoro village in Sanghar district within the province.

The 40-year-old girl was beheaded and her breast was chopped off, Krishna Kumari, Pakistan’s first feminine senator from the Hindu neighborhood, mentioned in a tweet. The incident had triggered worry and panic among the many minority Hindu neighborhood.

According to Dawn, the sickle has been despatched to the Sindh well being division’s laboratory for an examination to verify if it was used within the girl’s homicide. Further, a chaddar was additionally discovered mendacity on the scene of the crime, mentioned the report.

Investigators will discover out from the examination if the sickle and chaddar had marks of sweating.

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WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

The girl’s son, Soomar, discovered her mutilated physique after he went trying to find her within the discipline. “What is agonising for us (family) is the manner in which she was killed,” Soomar told PTI.

“When my mother didn’t return, we went out to search for her and after hours of search we found her mutilated body in the field,” he added.

Police has formed a joint investigation team to probe the alleged murder.

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The incident has sparked an uproar amongst the Hindu community, who staged protests in the Sanghar district demanding prompt police action.

India also commented on the incident and called on Pakistan to protect its minorities. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen experiences about it, however we do not have particular particulars on the case. But we’ve got repeatedly mentioned that Pakistan ought to defend its minorities together with their security, safety and well-being.”

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Jan 2, 2023