Journalist attacked and injured by land grabbers in Shahdadkot

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 29 December 2017

Journalist Syed Sadiq Shah was injured during an attack by land grabbers in Shahdadkot. The assailants were incensed by his reporting on their illegal land occupation.

Summary

SHAHDADKOT – Senior journalist Syed Sadiq Shah of Sindhi newspaper Awami Soch was attacked and injured Friday reportedly by land grabbers upset over a story he had filed against them.

Reports said the assailants had occupied land belonging to a government girls school. They beat up the journalists with staffs and rifle butts.

Journalists in the area, a district of Sindh province, protested the attack and called for immediate arrest of the perpetrators.

Police have registered an FIR and made one arrest.

KEY POINTS:

• Syed Sadiq Shah attacked by land grabbers in Shahdadkot.
• Assailants upset over his reporting against illegal land occupation.
• Attack resulted in injuries to the journalist.
• Local journalists protested demanding justice.
• Police registered an FIR and arrested one suspect.