KHAIRPUR: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested the killer of journalist Aziz Memon from Sindh’s Khairpur district.
According to the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Khairpur, the prime suspect, Ameer Hassan, was arrested from the Khairpur Link Road after a ‘shootout’
The police official said Ameer Hassan was planning a robbery at the Link Road. when the police party reached after getting information about the presence of the dacoits.
Seeing the police party, the dacoit opened fire and in retaliation, he was arrested in injured condition, the SSP said and added Hassan along with his accomplices killed journalist Aziz Memon.
President Mehrabpur Press Club Aziz Memon was strangulated to death in Sindh’s district of Naushero Feroze in 2022.
According to police, the journalist was found dead and initially, the probe found that he was strangulated using a wire.
Earlier, The Sindh government has removed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Hyderabad Dr Waliullah on Monday, two days after he was replaced as the head of the JIT team probing the murder of journalist Aziz Memon. The top Hyderabad cop was not given any charge in a police reshuffle on Monday and was directed to report to the provincial police headquarters.
The Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG) Hyderabad is now given additional charge to serves as AIG Hyderabad. –Agencies
