Police arrest Shahrukh Jatoi, others in Shahzeb's murder case

The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed on Thursday the Sindh High Court's (SHC) decision ordering a retrial of the Shahzeb Khan murder case and ordered immediate arrest of Shahrukh Jatoi and others.

According to local media reports, Police arrested Shahrukh Jatoi and the other two suspects from the courtroom after the verdict had been announced by the bench. The names of the accused have also been placed on the Exit Control List.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, announced the verdict.

Son of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shahzeb Khan, was gunned down on the night of December 24, 2012 in Karachi’s Defence Housing Society. Seven people, including Shahrukh Jatoi, Nawab Siraj Talpur, his brother Sajjad Talpur and their employee Murtaza Lashari were booked in the murder case.

Setting aside death and other sentences awarded to Shahrukh Jatoi and others pertaining to the trial in Shahzeb's murder, SHC had ordered review of charges and a fresh trial by sessions court in November last year.