Daily Koshish reporter Waheed Bhurgri was assaulted and abused by the Station House Officer

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Confirmed

Case 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/A

Compensation 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

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Nil

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