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Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the alleged assault and harassment of Prof Arif Khan Saqi, chairman of the Islamic Learning Department at the University of Karachi, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to five.
Officials identified the two suspects as security guards Gul Sher and Taj Muhammad. Shaukat Ali, Imran Ali and Ghulam Umar have already been taken into custody. Police said raids are being conducted to arrest the other suspects.
The case was registered at the Sachal police station on the Prof Saqi’s complaint. The FIR includes provisions relating to violence, harassment and attempted murder. The case has been registered against one nominated suspect and three to four unidentified suspects.
According to the FIR, Prof Saqi had been travelling towards KU in the morning with his nephew Waheedur Rehman when a double-cabin vehicle reportedly came out of a restaurant near Safoora Chowrangi.
A security guard in the vehicle signalled Prof Saqi and his nephew to stop, then the driver allegedly collided with the professor’s vehicle and damaged its bonnet. Prof Saqi and his nephew reportedly asked the occupants of the double-cabin vehicle to compensate for the damage. According to the complaint, several people then got out of the vehicle and allegedly subjected both men to physical assault.
The complainant also claimed that the suspects took him and his nephew inside the nearby restaurant, where they were subjected to further violence, causing them injuries. The complainant also claimed that the assailants had fired shots into the air during the incident.
