KHAIRPUR: Three children were locked up at PS Tharo Shah in theft case on Sunday. According to detail the shopkeeper Majeed of Channa fertilizer took in to custody three children including a 11 yea old girl, Bashiran Jafery, 9 year old Ghulam Rasool Jaefry and 7 year old Irshad Ali Jafery and handed them over to Tharo Shah police. The police arrested them and put them behind bars. According to the police the children belong to Ranipur of district Khairpur and were arrested for theft of Rs 150,000 from Channa Fertilizer Darbelo Road and other shops. The children looked harassed and terrified denied involvement in any theft and claimed that they were innocent. Police did not register any case against the arrested children. Meanwhile many social organizations and members of civil society condemned the arrest of minor children and said that the police has failed to maintain law and order situation and instead of arresting criminals is arresting children.
Published in Daily Times, July 10th , 2017.
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