KARACHI: Shahrukh Jatoi – prime suspect in Shahzeb Khan’s murder case – has apparently surrendered himself to officials at Pakistan’s consulate in Dubai, Express News reported on Monday.
Shahrukh had reportedly escaped to Dubai after allegedly killing Shahzeb Khan in Karachi.
Shahzeb was murdered on December 25, 2012 over a petty dispute in Karachi’s Defence area allegedly by Shahrukh.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took suo motu notice of the killing and ordered police to arrest the suspects.
Police managed to apprehend Siraj Talpur, his brother Sajjad Talpur and their cook. However, they failed to arrest Shahrukh.
In a bid to force Shahrukh to return to Pakistan, or turn himself in, police had taken his father, Sikander Jatoim into custody.
Police, who had sent a delegation to Dubai, had claimed that Shahrukh had been arrested in the emirates and would be repatriated as soon as legal formalities are fulfilled.
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Shahzeb murder suspect Shahrukh Jatoi traced in Dubai
By S. Raza Hassan and Wajih Ahmad Shaikh | S. Raza Hassan |
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KARACHI / LAHORE: The main suspect in the Shahzeb murder case, Shahrukh Jatoi, is in Dubai but the UAE government is in no hurry to detain him apparently because of a lack of coordination between foreign offices of the two countries, sources told Dawn on Wednesday.
Dubai police might arrest him in a few hours if there was proper coordination between the two governments, the sources said.
They said till now just a request had been sent by Pakistan Interpol to its counterpart in the UAE.
Interpol offices around the world received similar requests every day and the local authorities decide about action to be taken.
They said the UAE government had confirmed that the accused was still in Dubai.
“The UAE authorities have given us a written statement confirming that Shahrukh Jatoi is present in Dubai,” a source said.
Shahrukh Jatoi’s name had been put on the Exit Control List of the UAE, the source told Dawn, quoting officials of the UAE interior ministry.
Since there was no sense of urgency on the part of the UAE government, they would proceed according to their own pace, the source said.
“They (Dubai police) will not arrest the accused unless legal formalities under local laws are completed,” said another source.
Dubai police have officially announced in the local media that they had not arrested Shahrukh because there were legal formalities to be followed before his arrest.
A ‘diffusion notice’ bearing a sense of urgency compared to red warrants has been issued by the Central Bureau, Islamabad, (Interpol Office, Pakistan) for the arrest of the accused.
Following the issuance of the ‘diffusion notice’, AVCC SP Niaz Ahmed Khosa left for Dubai to take custody of the accused.
On Wednesday, witnesses identified other accused, including Siraj Talpur, in a court. Siraj Talpur, his brother and one of their employees had been arrested from the interior of Sindh a few days ago.
Meanwhile, a division bench of the Lahore High Court granted on Wednesday protective bail for one day to Sikandar Jatoi, the father of Shahrukh Jatoi.
The bench comprising Justice Sheikh Najamul Hassan and Justice Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa, granted the bail against bail bonds of Rs1 million.
The petitioner appeared before the court along with his counsel Chaudhry Shehram Sarwar, and stated that the Supreme Court had taken a suo motu notice of the murder of Shahzeb Khan, who was shot dead in Karachi on Dec 25.
The counsel pleaded that the petitioner wanted to appear before the apex court to record his statement but there was a possibility of his arrest.
He also argued that his client had no link with the alleged murder, but police implicated him with mala fide intentions.
The counsel had sought protective bail for at least three days, but the court granted it for one day and directed the petitioner to appear before the Supreme Court.
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Jatoi’s uncle has rejected allegations against his nephew.
At a press conference held in Sukkur, Subedar Khan Jatoi, the brother of Sikander Ali Jatoi whose son Shahrukh Jatoi is a key suspect in the case, claimed the allegations against his nephew were false.
He maintained Shahrukh did not know either Shahzeb or Nawab Siraj Talpur, the second suspect in the murder.
SUKKUR: The uncle of one of the suspects in Shahzeb Khan’s murder has rejected allegations against his nephew.
At a press conference held in Sukkur, Subedar Khan Jatoi, the brother of Sikander Ali Jatoi whose son Shahrukh Jatoi is a prime suspect in the case, claimed the allegations against his nephew were false. He maintained Shahrukh did not know either Shahzeb or Nawab Siraj Talpur, the second suspect in the murder.
Elaborating his version of the incident, Subedar Jatoi claimed that on December 24 – the day Shahzeb was murdered – his nephew Shahrukh had been driving back home from a McDonald’s outlet in Karachi’s Seaview locality when he was held up near the Country Club by a quarrel between some people. He said Shahrukh, who according to him had been studying in Australia and was spending a 10-day vacation in Karachi, was attacked by the quarrelers initially but was allowed to leave later.
According to Jatoi, while Shahrukh returned home subsequently, sometime later some other men killed Shahzeb near the locality. He asserted that his nephew and Talpur were nominated in the FIR for ‘no apparent reason’.
Jatoi claimed Shahzeb’s father DSP Aurangzeb was related to Pakistan Peoples Party leader Nabil Gabol. He maintained Shahrukh was implicated in the case on Gabol’s insistence, adding that the latter wished to malign Shahrukh’s father Sikander Jatoi politically. Lashing out at DSP Aurangzeb, he demanded the case be investigated by someone ‘considerably honest’.
He asked the government and judiciary to conduct an inquiry into the matter so that both the victim and the innocent party receive justice.
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Murdered in cold blood: For Sindh's feudals, Karachi lives come cheap
By Our Correspondent
Published: December 27, 2012
Despite the fact that Shahzeb’s father himself is a police officer, there is little the police have done so far to catch the murderers. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Shahzeb Khan didn’t even get time to change the clothes he wore to his sister’s valima. He was in his dark grey dress shirt and trousers when four 9mm bullets pierced through his car – a gleaming blue Swift which was an early birthday gift from his parents, and entered his body, eventually killing this popular 20 year old.
The car which had somersaulted after the shooting near Mubarak Masjid in Karachi’s upmarket Defence area on Tuesday morning, now stands silent opposite the Darakhshan Police Station, a sad reminder of what the spoilt young sons of feudal landlords can do if they or their friends are challenged.
Ironically, Shahzeb Khan, the only son of his parents, was shot dead because of a small argument. He and his sister had just returned to their home in the Country Club Apartments from the wedding when a servant living in the building teased his sister. Shahzeb raised his voice against the harassment. But this did not sink in well with the harasser’s master, one Nawab Siraj Talpur. A fight broke out soon after, but Shahzeb’s father, DSP Aurangzeb, jumped in and quickly resolved the dispute, and the two men left on a good note.
Everything seemed normal. Soon after, Shahzeb decided to have tea with his friends. But the feud wasn’t over in Talpur’s mind till then. As an oblivious Shahzeb drove in his car near Mubarak Masjid, Talpur and his friend Shahrukh Jatoi followed him, along with Jatoi’s armed guards. Police say that in an act of cold-bloodedness, they then allegedly fired four bullets into Shahzeb’s car, leaving him severely injured, and eventually dead.
Soon enough after the incident, the two criminals and their families conveniently escaped to Sukkur. Despite the fact that Shahzeb’s father himself is a police officer, there is little the police have done so far to catch the murderers.
The devastated father of the young victim, Aurangzeb, clad in mourning black clothes, said taking lives in the city had become so easy for people who have strong political backgrounds and power. “I had settled the dispute. Then why was my son killed like this. This is the brutal reign of the feudals. They don’t spare anyone.”
FIR 519 under murder case 302 has been registered at the Darakhshan Police Station against the two accused and their guards. Initially, the family had a hard time registering the case owing to political pressure coming from other end. However, Investigation officer Murtaza told The Express Tribune that a joint team under SI Chaudhry Nafees had been formed to look into the case. Some say this is a mere formality and nothing will come of this.
“We have requested the FIA to put the names of the accused on the ECL.” The officer said that such open use of arms across the city had become common. “For students and young adults, carrying guns has become a trend. Fights break out and the first thing children do is take out guns on one another. Parliamentarians and influentials travel in the city with their guards pointing guns at others and no one can do anything. Their children do the same.”
The tragic death of this media sciences student at Greenwich University sent shockwaves. Loved ones who remember Shahzeb for his cute smile, created a page “In Memory of Shahzeb Khan” to seek justice for the act. In just thirteen hours since the page was created, 2,500 people had joined, with dozens leaving messages of ‘I’ll miss your smile, RIP and you were a real soldier, you stood up for the wronged.”
Close university friend Saad Jan, who had just arrived from visiting his friend’s grave said that Shahzeb was the person who would always stand up for others. Another friend, Fahad Wakeel said that he was always remembered for his good nature.
Shahzeb’s uncle, Jahanzaib said: “For him everything ended with a smile. Even when he was leaving from the valima, and I saw him for the last time, he smiled and joked with my daughters and went away, leaving us forever.”
The police suspect that the boys aged 20 or 23, are on their way to Sukkur. So far two people, alleged to be Jatoi’s guards, have been arrested. But even the police are now taking sides. SSP Investigation Faizullah Karejo said that the boys knew each other and were in a fight from before. “The parents had to intervene and everything was settled,” he said. “However, the boys started to fight again and Jatoi shot Shahzeb four times as he sat in his car to go to a friend’s house.” He added that Jatoi was in the city for winter break and is studying in Malaysia.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2012.
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Zardari-linked feudal son fugitive after killing popular Karachi youth
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December 28, 2012
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Common citizens in Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi appear to have no safety of life as they reel under the corrupt, feudal-dominated Zardari government, a recent cold-blooded murder has bared.
Shahzeb Khan, 20, belonged to a family of police officers and was son of D.S.P. Aurangzeb Khan in Karachi. His late grandfather Shahjahan Khan was a famous police officer in Hyderabad.
However, his killer Shahrukh Jatoi, son of Sikandar Jatoi, a Sindhi feudal connected to President Asif Ali Zardari, has not been arrested yet despite passage of three days.
Jatoi murdered Shahzeb Khan in cold blood, according to Pakistan media reports.
The killer's father Sikandar Jatoi was a feudal landlord from Sukkur but later became a "very rich contractor with all government officials in his pocket" after his friendship with Zardari.
The extremely handsome Shahzeb Khan was said to be immensely popular among the youths of Karachi. A Facebook page "In memory of Shahzeb Khan" had more than 34,000 members by Friday evening U.S. northeast time and hundreds of people were joining it every minute.
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"Deeply disturbed to learn about the tragic cold blooded murder of young Shahzeb Khan in Karachi by kin of some 'influential' people," Imran Khan, chief of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Imran Khan tweeted Friday.
"A classic example of how our ruling elite violates laws inc murder," Khan added and urged his supporters to participate in the protest rally at the Karachi Press Club 3 pm Sunday.
A similar peaceful protest rally is being held at the Liberty Round About in Lahore on Sunday at 3 pm.
Shahzeb Khan was returning from his sister's wedding to the family Country Club apartment in the Seaview township on Christmas night when he and another sister were harassed by Shahrukh Jatoi's friend Nawab Siraj Talpur.
An argument ensued between the youths but D.S.P. Aurangzeb Khan and family elders of the Jatoi intervened to calm the youngsters.
However, after a few hours Shahrukh Jatoi shot dead Shahzeb Khan about 500 yards from the Country Club apartments.
The victim was closely related to member of the national assembly, Nabil Gabol.
Meanwhile, President Zardari officially passed on the mantel of the leadership of the ruling Pakistan People's Party to his son Bilawal Zardari aka Billy Zardari on Thursday. Billy Zardari is said to be gay and this would be the first time a major political party in Pakistan will be led by a gay man.
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Outpouring of rage: Shahzeb’s murder shakes national conscience
By Our Correspondents
Published: December 29, 2012
Till Tuesday night, only a few hundred knew who Shahzeb was. Now, the deceased young man has become a symbol of change.
KARACHI:
Shahzeb Khan’s murder has attracted a groundswell of support on social media, piquing and unifying at the same time the interests of rights activists and key political blocs in the country.
Till Tuesday night, only a few hundred knew who Shahzeb was. Now, the deceased young man has become a symbol of change.
On Tuesday morning, Shahzeb was shot dead, allegedly by Shahrukh Jatoi over a petty argument, just as he returned from his sister’s wedding. His friends and family started a Facebook page in his honour.
As condemnations poured in from the micro-blogging website Twitter, the contours of a justice movement for Shahzeb began to take shape on social media. Since then, the movement has gained quite a following.
Talha Alam, a close friend of the deceased, said the movement was initiated not only for Shahzeb but for all those who have suffered at the hands of politically stronger factions of the society that both own and know how to use weapons.
Speaking about the outpouring of mass support, Alam said: “We are overwhelmed with the response. It is good to see that while he was our friend, for others he has become an icon for change against injustice.”
Alam recalled how he had lost another friend, Ali Shah, in a gun attack carried out out two years ago by members of the same caste. The case, however, was dropped due to political pressure.
“We will speak out nonetheless. No one has the right to kill our friend like this; no one has the right to kill anyone like this. We will keep fighting till the culprits are captured,” Alam said.
Muhammad Hassan, a blogger wrote, “We don’t realise, that someday, our siblings or relatives (can be the victims). The only way to stop these perpetrators is to be united. Please don’t let the sacrifice of this young boy go to waste.”
Human rights lawyer Ansar Burney, nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan and musician Salman Ahmad have all lent their support to the campaign, with the Ahmad tweeting, “While we struggle to move mountains of deception and deceit, do also remember Justice for Shahzeb Khan and Junoon for Change.”
Key political outfits such as Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have also thrown their weight behind the movement.
MQM’s Rabita committee issued a press statement urging human rights activists to protest against Shahzeb’s murder and demanded President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to take notice of the issue.
Shahzeb’s peers are planning a peaceful protest against his murder on Sunday afternoon at the Karachi Press Club, demanding suo motu action from the chief justice.
Action against the accused
The names of key suspects in Shahzeb Khan’s murder were put on the exit control list (ECL) and Shahrukh Jatoi’s photo has also been uploaded on Sindh police’s unofficial Facebook page.
In remarks broadcast on television, Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza claimed that Shahrukh Jatoi had been deported from Australia to Pakistan, because he had beaten up a teacher in his university.
A team of investigators, led by Darakshan Station Investigation Officer (SIO), Aslam Khakrani, has been dispatched to different areas of the province.
“We haven’t caught anyone as yet but hopefully we will be successful,” SIO Khakrani told The Express Tribune. Sources privy to the matter told The Express Tribune that the police have also detained at least three suspects, including Siraj Talpur’s servant, who harassed Shahzeb’s sister.
“Since the suspects’ families are influential, they obviously have links with the media,” Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Investigations Faizullah Karejo told The Express Tribune.
“We think some people from the media are passing on information to the suspects,” Karejo said, adding that the police were also trying to trace the families of the suspects who are also in hiding.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2012.
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Shahzeb Khan's suspected murderer fled to UAE: Express News
By Web Desk
Published: January 5, 2013
Express news receives documents that show Shahrukh Jatoi fled to UAE. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE/FILE
Prime suspect in the murder of Shahzeb Khan, Shahrukh Jatoi could have managed to escape to the UAE soon after the incident, sources told Express News on Friday.
Express News correspondent Rehan Khan said that per documents received from the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), Shahrukh Sikander Jatoi indicated that he may have fled to the UAE on December 27, 2012.
Shahzeb had allegedly been killed by Shahrukh on December 25.
It was previously believed that Shahrukh, whose name has been included in the exit control list (ECL) may have managed to escape to Australia, where he had been pursuing higher education.
On Friday, the Supreme Court lauded Express News anchor Shahzeb Khan’s show To the point, for tracing out the suspects and covering the incident.
Police too were in action on Friday with at least three known locations of the Jatois in Karachi being raided. In Hyderabad, at least one cement factory after police raided the premises in search of Shahrukh.
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Shahzeb Khan murder case: Prime suspect traced to Arab businessman’s mansion
By Faraz Khan / Rizwan Shehzad
Published: January 10, 2013
Police officials escort other accused at the district and sessions court hearing. PHOTO: ONLINE
KARACHI:
Police are waiting for the completion of legal formalities to repatriate Shahrukh Jatoi – the prime suspect in the Shahzeb Khan murder case – from Dubai, The Express Tribune learnt on Wednesday.
Shahrukh has been living at a sprawling 30-acre residence of a prominent Arab businessman in Dubai, according to police. The businessman is most likely his father Sikander Jatoi’s business partner in his chemical manufacturing company in the UAE.
“We are fulfilling legal formalities to bring him back,” a member of the police team, told The Express Tribune by phone from Dubai. “Soon, he will be in front of the court.”
Shahrukh fled to Dubai on December 27, two days after Shahzeb, the son of a DSP, was murdered over a petty dispute. Another police officer said Shahrukh had used someone else’s boarding pass as the air ticket issued in his name was cancelled at the last minute. At the Dubai airport, Shahrukh showed his own passport and visa to immigration officials.
Police officials said the prime suspect cannot be tried under the Anti-Terrorism Act as he is still legally a minor. They explained that Interpol cannot issue a red warrant for him unless a court convicts him. Shahrukh would be brought back home via a search notice, which has already been issued by Interpol.
Identification parade
Meanwhile, three other suspects – Siraj Talpur, his brother Sajjad Talpur and their servant Ghulam Murtaza – have been identified as the accused in a district and sessions court on Wednesday.
Two prosecution witnesses identified them during an identification parade held by a judicial magistrate.
On Tuesday, an anti-terrorism court had remanded them into police custody for 10 days for completion of investigations in the case.
Inspector Mobin, who was investigating the case, told journalists outside the court, “The witnesses told the judge that they had seen Siraj Talpur firing at Shahzeb Khan, who received bullet wounds and fell down. Meanwhile, Sajjad Talpur and his servant came and shouted that he (Shahzeb) was just injured, not dead. On this, Siraj fired more gunshots, killing Shahzeb on the spot.”
The investigating officer told journalists that the identity of the prosecution witnesses could not be disclosed for the purpose of their security.
While Siraj’s role was described by officials, Shahrukh’s role was unclear.
LHC grants bail
Also on Wednesday, Shahrukh’s father Sikander was granted one day of protective bail by the Lahore High Court. The court directed the accused to furnish bail bonds worth Rs1 million.
Sikander’s attorney informed the bench that his client wanted to appear before the Supreme Court to record his statement. He prayed to the court to grant him protective bail because he feared the Karachi police would arrest him during his appearance before the apex court or on his way to Islamabad.
Sikander maintained that he was being implicated in the case on political grounds.
(WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY OUR CORRESPONDENT IN LAHORE)
Published in The Express Tribune, January 10th, 2013.
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