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Published 15:48 IST, September 22nd 2019

Pakistan police arrests two suspects in the murder case of Hindu girl

The Sindh Police in Pakistan arrested two suspects on Sunday in the murder case of a Sindhi Hindu girl. The Sindh government has ordered a judicial inquiry.

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The Sindh Police in Pakistan has arrested two suspects on Sunday in the murder case of a Sindhi Hindu girl on September 17. According to the news reports, the suspects were close friends and classmates of the victim. The suspects have been identified as Ali Shan Memon and Mehran Abro. Further reports stated that the police are interrogating the suspects and the investigation is going on. According to reports, one of the suspects - Mehran Abro was using her credit card. 

The incident

A Pakistani Hindu dental college student was found dead on September 17 in mysterious circumstances in her hostel room in Sindh province with a rope tied to her neck, reported PTI. Her family demanded a transparent probe in the matter. She was a final-year student of Bibi Asifa Dental College in Larkana district as well as a social activist. According to her brother, who is a medical consultant at Dow Medical College in Karachi, the marks around her neck suggested that she had not committed suicide. "It was not a suicide, suicide marks are different, I found cable marks around her neck. There are marks on her hand too. The marks are of cable but her friend had said that she found her with dupatta around her neck," he said. The Sindh government has ordered a judicial probe into the case.

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Protests in Karachi

Massive protests took place in Karachi against the murder of the minority Hindu girl. Voicing their anger against Imran Khan-led government, the protestors demanded justice for her. The Hindu community in Mirpur Mathelo shut down their businesses and shops to mourn her death and register their protest. 

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11:45 IST, September 22nd 2019