A well-known Pakistani journalist, Arshad Sharif was shot and killed by police officers manning a roadblock along Magadi road on the night of Sunday October 23.
According to reports, the renowned journalist died on the spot after GSU officers sprayed the car he was in with bullets.
The police report recorded at Magadi police station stated that the slain journalist, Arshad Sharif, was being driven by his brother, Mr. Kurram Ahmed, on their way from Kwenia in Magadi, an area known for conservation of the endangered Rüppell’s vulture.
The police manning the roadblock claimed that they shot at the vehicle after it defied the order to stop for checkup.
Sharif’s brother Mr. Ahmed reported finding a gunshot wound on his head, which was the fatal shot.
In the police report, the GSU officers on scene claimed they were put on high alert by Starehe DCI after a case of child kidnapping was reported.
The child was later recovered in Kiserian while the car, a KDJ number plate, remained missing.
Mr Sharif and his brother, however, were in a car bearing KDG number plates, leaving it as a possible case of mistaken identity by the police.
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