School Teacher
Another sex scam surfaced in Jhelum district on Tuesday wherein a school teacher sexually abused many students.
In Punjab’s Sohawa, an additional session judge sentenced a public school teacher to 14 years in prison. Judge also imposed a fine of Rs1 million after the teacher Amir Raza was found guilty of molesting minor students in Jhelum.
The convicted teacher, Amir Raza, engaged in inappropriate conduct with underage students at a government-run school located in the outskirts of Sohawa tehsil in Jhelum.
Abdul Razzaq, grandfather of a 10-year-old student filed a case against teacher Amir Raza. In his complaint, Razzaq detailed how the teacher had committed inappropriate acts with six students, including his grandson, on different occasions.
Following the complaint, the police arrested Amir Raza and placed him in custody on judicial remand. Police also registered the first information report (FIR) against him under Section 377 (Sexual abuse) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Key suspect Hina Shah surrenders in murder case of minor maid fatima
Meanwhile, Hina Shah, a key suspect in the murder case of the minor maid Fatima Phariro, surrendered herself to the police on Tuesday.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police Samiullah Soomro, Hina Shah, is the wife of Pir Asad Shah. She surrendered due to the persistent police raids and actions.
Subsequently, the wife of Pir Asad Shah has been relocated to the women’s police station. Hina Shah will be brought before the court for remand.
The tragic incident involving the 10-year-old victim, Fatima, occurred at Asad Shah’s residence. A video capturing her demise went viral on social media.
The postmortem report confirmed that the minor maid had been subjected to sexual abuse, DIG Sukkur Javed Jiskani told media.
Asad Shah and his father-in-law, Fayyaz Shah, have already been arrested in connection with the case.
Previously, Fatima’s mother had lodged a complaint with the police. She alleged that SHO Khanwahin Ghani Dayo had threatened to abduct or harm her. The SHO is using derogatory language against my late daughter, she added.
She also claimed, “SHO Khanwahin police is acting as an enforcer for the Ranipur Pirs.” Fatima’s mother demanded police protection against this police officer.
The interim home minister of Sindh, during his visit to the family, had ordered action against the SHO, who is still holding the SHO position.
