Daily Koshish reporter Waheed Bhurgri was assaulted and abused by the Station House Officer
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
The accused apologized and the case was settled
Summary of Case
"On July 01, Daily Koshish reporter Waheed Bhurgri was assaulted and abused by the Station House Officer (SHO) Rukkan Police Station, Gulzar Khushk in the police station when Bhurgri asked the SHO for his statement and details regarding the FIR (FIR NO 36/ 2024) registered under 302, 148 and 504 of Pakistan Penal Code. On July 24, speaking to PPF, Waheed Bhurgri said that on July 01, he went to the Rukkan Police Station in Dadu to report on a murder case registered in the police station, and the accused were locked up there. Bhurgri said that he asked SHO Gulzar Khushk regarding the case details and asked for permission to record the accused's statements. Bhurgri said Khushk not only refused to provide the details of the case, but he also assaulted and abused Bhurgri. Burghri said that Khushk pushed him and let him out of the station and said that he was not answerable in the court of Bhurgri and halted him from reporting the matter. Bhurgri stated that no FIR was lodged, and later, Khushk apologized to him. On July 24, Correspondent, 24 News, and President Sindh Journalist Council Dadu, Kamran Korai, speaking to PPF, said that Waheed Bhurgri was reporting a murder case. He said that Bhurgri asked the Khushk how such a heinous offense happened in the jurisdiction of the police station. On the question of Bhurgri, Korai said that SHO Khushk got offended and used force upon Bhurgi and said that Bhugri could not ask the SHO about his duty. "
Category of Incident
Assault
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: Assault
ICCS Group: 0201-Assaults and threats
ICCS Class: 02011 -Assault
ICCS Crime: Assault
Reported By
Extended Monitoring
Date of incident
1
Month
July
Year
2024
Name of affected person
Waheed Bhurgri
Other affected persons
N/A
Name of affected organization
Daily Koshish
Other affected organizations
N/A
Action by
SHO Rukkan Police Station Gulzar Khushk
City
Dadu
Province
Sindh
Designation
Reporter
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
N/A
Marital Status
N/ACompensation Details
Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation was annouced
Date of compensation announcement by government: N/A
Date of compensation paid by government: N/A
Amount of compensation announced by others: N/A
Date of compensation announced by others: N/A
Date compensation paid by others: N/A
FIR Details
Was FIR registered ?: No
Court Details
Was case investigated ?: No,- SHO apologized.
Court where case was presented: N/A
Name of prosecuting lawyer: N/A
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: N/A
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
N/A
APNS
N/A
CPNE
N/A
PBA
N/A
Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
No version was recorded
Employer organization
Daily Koshish - No version was recorded
Press Club Status
Press club 1: N/A
Press club 2: N/A
Press club 3: N/A