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| Native name | Shahnawaz Kumbhar |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 September 2024[1] |
| Time | 01:20 a.m. [2] |
| Venue | Sindhri[1] |
| Location | Sindhi Thanro, Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan[1] |
| Cause | Extrajudicial murder by police[1] |
| Motive | Blasphemy[1] |
| First reporter | Riaz Sohail & Nick Marsh[1] |
| Deaths | 1[1] |
| Burial | No burial; instead, he was burnt.[1] |
| Convicted | Local religious clerics and the police team led by DIG Javed Sonharo Jiskani. |
| Sentence | No prosecutions; but DIGP Mirpurkhas, SSP Umerkot, and other concerned police officers were suspended from their posts |
Shahnawaz Kumbhar (Sindhi: شاهنواز ڪنڀر) was a local hospital doctor in Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan, who was killed in fake encounter by the Sindh Police on September 17, 2024.[3] He was accused by a local mosque cleric of using blasphemous language against the Prophet Muhammad on social media.[4] After a case was registered by the police based on a complaint from local mosque cleric Sabir Soomro under Article 295C[5], Dr. Shahnawaz was dismissed from his job at the civil hospital in Umerkot.[3]
On the night of September 18-19, reports emerged that Dr. Shahnawaz had been killed in a police encounter.[6][7] His relatives, who initially believed he was safe after being surrendered that night, were shocked to learn the next morning that he had been killed.[8][9][3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pakistan police shoot dead blasphemy suspect". BBC International. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Probe finds blasphemy accused killed in fake encounter". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "BBC Urdu". BBC Urdu. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan police fatally shoot blasphemy suspect in second such killing in a week". CNN. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Doctor booked over blasphemy charge in Umerkot". DAWN.COM. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Body formed to probe 'facts' about killing of blasphemy suspect doctor in Mirpurkhas". DAWN.COM. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Umerkot doctor accused of blasphemy shot dead in 'encounter': police". DAWN.COM. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "We helped police trace Shahnawaz but they betrayed us, says slain man's brother". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan: Mob Burns Body Of Blasphemy Accused Doctor Killed By Police In Sindh, Family Flees". news.abplive.com. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.