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Sindh [Pakistan]February 16 (ANI): A newly married Pakistani Hindu man was found dead in the Sanghar division of Sindh province on February 13.
Daulat Kohli, the son of Uttam Kohli, who had been missing for 2 days, was found dead in a farm field near his home in the village of Cipro, local media reported.
Daulat Kohli was tortured before he was strangled to death at least 12 hours before his body was found, according to police.
The victim, who got married on February 8 this year, left the home at around 4pm on February 11, telling his wife and mother that he was going out to spend a few hours with a friend (whose name has not been named).
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The family claimed he was killed by two of his local Muslim friends who were seen arguing with the victim on February 10 when he refused to lend them Pakistani rupiah 2,000 rupees.
Police have registered the case but have so far been unable to summon the victim’s friend for questioning.
Despite the Pakistani government’s repeated claims to the safety and security of Hindus and other minorities in the country, the brutal attacks by Muslim militants and feudal landowners on minority Hindu communities have continued unabated, at an alarming rate.
A spate of recent crimes against Hindus in Pakistan has undercut the government’s claim that it has adequate security arrangements for the country’s ethnic minorities.
Hindus, an ethnic minority in the Islamic state of Pakistan, are often the target of hatred, kidnapping, rape, forced marriage and death.
At the same time, Pakistan continues to maintain a pattern of denial of ideological fault lines due to the rise of Orthodox and fundamentalists on the one hand and the marginalization of all other sects (Ahmadiyya and Hazaras) and religions (Hinduism and Christianity).
The United States has listed Pakistan as a “country of special concern” for religious freedom, which further proves that ethnic minorities are widely persecuted and religious freedom is violated.
Earlier, the US State Department adopted a report on human rights practices in 2021 that raised serious questions about the treatment of minorities, including Christians and Hindus. The report noted that “violence, abuse, and social and religious intolerance by militant groups and other non-state actors, both local and foreign, fuel a culture of lawlessness,” the Singapore Post reported.
Most recently, in December, the brutal killing of a Hindu woman, Daya Bheel, sparked outrage in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Krishna Kumari from Tharparkar Sindh rushed to her village to confirm the brutal murder of the Hindu woman.
“Daya Bheel, a 40 year old widow was brutally murdered and her body was found in very bad condition. Her head was separated from her body and the savages removed the flesh from the whole head. From Sinjhoro and Shahpurchakar also reached ,” she tweeted.
Activists say the human rights situation in Pakistan has fallen to new lows, with some media reports and global institutions reflecting the dire situation for women, minorities, children and members of the media in the country.
In Sindh province, forced conversions and attacks on minority communities have become more rampant. Forcing conversions of underage Hindu, Sikh and Christian girls, always under duress, has become an increasingly common phenomenon in the country.
In early November, the World Sindh Congress (WSC) held its 34th International Sindh Conference in London. Addressing the Sindh International Conference, WSC Chairperson Dr. Rubina Shaikh emphasized that Sindh is witnessing the “worst period in history”. (Arnie)
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