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11 held after Balochistan 'honor killing' video triggers outrage
Pakistan, July 22 -- At least 11 more suspects, including a tribal leader, were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the killing of a man and a woman in Balochistan after a video of the murder went viral on social media, with the case now handed over to the Serious Crimes Investigation Wing (SCIW), according to the police.
The viral video showed a group of men leading a couple out of vehicles and into a desert before gunning them down with pistols and shooting the bodies. Political figures and activists said it was an 'honour' killing incident.
According to a first information report (FIR) registered by Station House Officer (SHO) Naveed Akhtar at Quetta's Hanna-Urak Police Station, he lodged the complaint after receiving the video clip that had gone viral on social media, showing a man and a woman being brutally shot and killed by armed individuals.
SHO Akhtar stated that he, along with his team, reached Balochistan's Dagari, situated on the outskirts of Quetta and, upon investigation, discovered that the incident occurred three days before Eidul Azha in the area of Sanjidi in Dagari.
"The victims seen in the viral video have been identified as Bano Bibi and Ihsanullah," the FIR said, naming eight suspects who allegedly shot the couple dead. The FIR also mentioned 15 other unknown suspects involved in the incident.
Prior to being killed, the victims were allegedly taken to a tribal leader, who declared them guilty of being involved in an 'immoral relationship' (locally termed 'Karo Kari') and ordered their execution, following which they were taken to the [desert] and shot dead, the FIR said.
"The murder was filmed and uploaded to social media to spread fear and panic among the public," it added.
Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Rozi Khan Barrech took notice of the case and summoned the additional chief secretary and inspector general of police Balochistan to the court in the matter.
The postmortem report on the slain couple has revealed that the woman was shot seven times and the man was shot nine times.
The incident was widely condemned by politicians, civil society activists, and the public, who termed it "barbaric" and urged the government to take swift action against the perpetrators.
Separately, PPP MNA Shazia Marria moved an adjournment motion in the National Assembly to instead discuss the incident since it was a "matter of urgent national and human importance".
Addressing a press conference to discuss the details of the case, CM Bugti said he stood with the victims and vowed that justice would be served regardless of tribal affiliation.
He said he immediately ordered the arrest of suspects within 24 hours of the video going viral, adding 12 people had been detained so far, including a tribal chief.
Bugti clarified misinformation circulating on social and mainstream media, rejecting claims that the victims were a newly married couple. "The woman and man weren't married. The woman had five children, and the man, aged around 45 to 50, also had four or five children," he said, adding that these details did not justify the killing.
"It is a murder, a crime, no matter what anyone has done. No one has the right to kill a person this ruthlessly and make videos," he said.
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