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Published 15 Oct, 2024 04:09pm

Mirpurkhas court releases nine suspects in Dr Shah Nawaz case

An anti-terrorism court in Mirpurkhas has granted bail to nine accused in the murder case of Dr Shah Nawaz.

The accused were also named in cases related to arson and vandalism.

On September 19, A mob seized the body of Dr. Shah Nawaz Kumbhar, a blasphemy suspect reportedly killed in a police encounter, and set it on fire in Umerkot.

This incident followed the filing of a blasphemy case against him on September 17, with news of his death emerging on the night of September 18-19.

Read more: Dr Shah Nawaz was killed in a fake encounter, Sindh interior minister says

A Sindh Government inquiry later revealed that Dr Shah Nawaz was killed in Umerkot by police in a fake encounter.

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