Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Syed Kaleem Imam taking notice of killing an 11-year-old girl for honour in Dadu, has sought report into the matter.
He directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dadu to submit details of the incident. The IGP Sindh has also directed him to ensure the delivery of justice and stern punishment to those involved in the crime.
The incident occurred on November 21 in Johi, a small town in Dadu, where an 11-year-old girl was stoned to death in the name of honour and was later secretly buried.
The police responded to the reports and arrested parents of the victim and two other facilitators. A case was also registered with the Dadu police.
According to the FIR, the girl’s father, his relative, and four others had “hatched a conspiracy for the murder of the girl and killed her by stone-pelting”. They then bought a shroud and buried her near Lak graveyard.—INP
