Hindu journalist who exposed forced conversion, shot dead in Pak’s Sindh by suspected Islamists.

Protest in Sukkur against killing of Hindu Journalist Ajay Lalwani.

Hindu journalist shot dead in Pakistan by politically influenced Islamists, march held in protest at Sukkur city in Sindh.

Pakistan’s Hindu journalist Ajay Lalwani became a victim to a few politicians and bureaucrats-backed Jihadi militants who shot him in cold blood while he was sitting in a barber shop. Lalwani was active to expose forced conversion and marriage of Hindu girls of minor age by Islamic clerics.

Shivani Kohli | HENB | Karachi | March 20, 2021:: Again a Hindu minority in Pakistan brutally killed by the Islamists in the broad day light. Pakistan’s Hindu journalist Ajay Lalwani became an alleged victim to a few politicians and bureaucrats-backed Jihadi militants who shot him in cold blood while he was sitting in a hair-cutting saloon.

The incident took place late on March 17 when a few unidentified gunmen came to the barber shop in Salahpat, near Sukkur in Sindh province of Pakistan and sprayed him with bullets. Ajay Lalwani who received multiple shots on his legs, stomach, and arms was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the next day.

In protest of the killing of Ajay Lalwani, the journalist union of Sukkur took out a protest march in the city on Saturday and demanded security for the journalists working in the locality. They also raised a question mark on the alleged inaction of Sukkur police for allegedly shielding a few politicians whom the late Ajay Lalwani had exposed in recent past.

A source in Sukkur informed that late Ajay was considered a ‘bold’ journalist and had exposed several scams and cases involving politicians.

“He was working on a story on the hand of a local politician and a few bureaucrats behind a few Islamic clerics who convert Hindu girls into Islam, he had also exposed the hand of a few politicians behind the abduction of the Hindu girls which probably became the reason of attack on him” said the source.

Pakistan’s Hindu MNA Lal Chand Malhi told media that he had directed the police to expedite the investigation in the case and arrest the culprits no matter how influential they were. After that the Senior Superintend of Sukkur Police has formed a Committee of four persons for the impartial investigation of  the case.

According to the incident report prepared by police source, a copy of which is with HENB, the unidentified armed assailants arrived at the hair-cutting saloon at around 9.30 pm on a motorcycle and shot Ajay. As a the result, the journalist received bullet injuries and was immediately rushed to GMMMC Hospital, Sukkur for medical treatment but he didn’t survive and succumbed due to injuries on March 18.

Sources informed that police had registered a FIR against six persons but no arrest had been made so far.

Local public  staged a demonstration in Sukkur questing the safety of journalists and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits, who is believed to be an influential politician of the region.

“We have information that Ajay was killed on the insistence of a local Muslim politician of Sindh who has not only lend his support to the Islamic clerics having a major role in the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam but also provides shelter to them since Ajay had been exposing their deeds.” said a source.

Hindu persecution in Islamic Pakistan is growing day by day. But, the indulgence of the same by India Govt is beyond expectation and imagination.

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__Inputs from Agencies.