Killer yet to be named in Shan Dhar murder

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 4 February 2014

Shan Dhar, an Abb Takk Television journalist, was murdered in Badah town. Police have arrested nine suspects, but the killer has not yet been identified.

Summary

LARKANA: Police have arrested nine suspects in the murder of Abb Takk Television journalist Shan Dhar but the killer has not been named yet.

Reports said Tuesday that all nine suspects were produced before the media at a press conference. Dhar was shot dead in Badah town on January 1. Police said three 30 bore pistols were recovered from six suspects. Three other suspects named by Dhar's family were arrested earlier. Another two are on the run, police said.

ASP City Sajid Khokhar said that a bullet taken out from Dhar's body during post-mortem was with the forensic laboratory and the killer would only be identified once the report was received.

KEY POINTS:

• Shan Dhar was shot dead on January 1 in Badah town.
• Police arrested nine suspects during the investigation.
• Forensic evidence is being analyzed to identify the killer.
• Three pistols were recovered from the suspects.
• Two additional suspects are still at large.