Karachi (January 19, 2018): SSP Malir Rao Anwar appeared before the inquiry committee formed to probe the veracity of a ‘police encounter’ in which Naqeeb Mehsud was shot dead by police.
Submitting evidence in the case, he provided an FIR to the committee according to which Mehsud was declared a fugitive in 2014 in attempt to murder and terrorist cases. 
The SSP told that the case was registered against Naqeeb Mehsud in Sachal police station.“Noor Alam, Zahidullah and two others were killed in police encounter in 2014.
Their head Abid Machar, Saifuddin Mehsud, Irshad Mehsud, Naqeeb Mehsud, Maulvi Yar Muhammad were fugitives. They had also kidnapped Memon trader for ransom,” said Rao Anwar.
“Why Mehsud’s family did not contacted police if he was really missing? He is a criminal,” maintained the SSP.
SSP Anwar, in a media talk on January 13, had claimed to have shot dead four alleged terrorists in a police encounter at Shah Latif Town.
Later, it was revealed that the deceased ‘terrorists’ included Naseemullah alias Naqeebullah, a 27-year-old from South Waziristan. His family claimed he disappeared on January 3 from Sohrab Goth and was then killed in a fake encounter.
Following a hue and cry on social media and by relatives of the Waziristan native, an inquiry committee was formed under the chair of Counter Terrorism Department Additional IG Sanaullah Abbasi.
Appearing before the committee today, Anwar submitted the deceased’s criminal record to the investigators.
He said a kidnapping for ransom case against Naqeebullah, registered in 2014, has been discovered.
Talking to the media later, Abbasi, who heads the probe committee, said they will inspect the site of the incident and not leave any angle while investigating the incident.
Separately, DIG East Sultan Khwaja said the committee will submit its report to the Sindh IG in three days. He added that the deceased’s family has been informed of recording their statement and since this is an open inquiry, any eyewitness can come forward to record his or her statement.
Late Thursday, Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal said that a three-member committee has been formed to probe the suspected extrajudicial killing.
Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari directed Siyal to conduct an inquiry into the controversial killing.
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