Case Update Status

No any arrest and development has been done

Summary of Case

"On April 30, Sajjad Chandio, a reporter for Mehran TV from Mehar in Dadu, Sindh, was attacked by the drug mafia. They beat him injured his head, and also opened fire on him over reporting on selling drugs, but he remained safe in the attack while he was sitting at his bike showroom. An FIR registered under section V/S 324,147,148,149,504,357 AiFi 337 H2 506/2 PPC. FIR number: 130/24. Riaz Chandio, brother of Sajjad and district reporter for Mehran TV, told PPF that Sajjad was at his bike showroom when the gang of drug dealers attacked him and injured him. He further told PPF that this gang had been disturbing them for a long time in different ways like rushing to our house and threatening our watchman, but we didn’t do anything and continued our journalism. Sajjad told PPF that he was sitting at his bike showroom when 10 people came to attack him but four attacked him and beat him and hit him with guns on his head as well as fired on him but he managed to escape. Sajjad further told PPF that they had sorted the case and did not want an investigation as he was a powerful and wealthy individual and the police would not do anything against him. Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) executive council member Khalid Khokhar told PPF that the attackers attacked Sajjad over the issue of reporting on ICE drugs selling reporting in the city. Khokhar told PPF that we talked with the police then and asked them to file a complaint but no arrest had been made. Mehar Head Moharrar Ghulam Muhammad told PPF that the police were conducting an investigation. No arrests had been made yet. He said that as Sajjad and the attackers had sorted the matter, they had informed him that the FIR is going to be discarded. Mehran TV News Editor Farrukh Kohar told PPF that the drug mafia and ice sellers group attacked on Sajjad while he was sitting at his bikes showroom and told PPF that Sajjad had left the case as the attacker is so powerful and he can’t fight with him."

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201-Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011-Assault

ICCS Class: 020112 Minor assault

ICCS Crime: Assault

Reported By

Facebook post

Date of incident

30

Month

April

Year

2024

Name of affected person

Sajjad Mehar

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Name of affected organization

Mehran TV

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Action by

Drug dealers

City

Mehar

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

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Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation was announced

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FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: Yes

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FIR Details: FIR registered under section V/S 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means),147 (causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person),148,149,504,357 A(ii) (arsh which shall be five per cent of the diyat and may also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years as ta'zir) 337 H2 506/2 PPC

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Court Details

Was case investigated ?: Case was not presenetd before the case

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Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) executive council member Khalid Khokhar told PPF that the attackers attacked Sajjad over the issue of reporting on ICE drugs selling reporting in the city. Khokhar told PPF that we talked with the police then and asked them to file a complaint but no arrest had been made.

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Colleague of victim

Riaz Chandio, brother of Sajjad and district reporter for Mehran TV, told PPF that Sajjad was at his bike showroom when the gang of drug dealers attacked him and injured him. He further told PPF that this gang had been disturbing them for a long time in different ways like rushing to our house and threatening our watchman, but we didn’t do anything and continued our journalism.

Employer organization

Mehran TV- No version was recorded

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Mo version was recorded

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