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Key suspect arrested in Journalist Athar Mateen murder case
KARACHI: Ghulam Nabi Memon, an additional inspector general of the Karachi police, said on Saturday that a key suspect in the murder of Athar Mateen has been arrested.
In a statement, the Karachi police chief said that the suspect named Ashraf Brohi has been taken into custody on the Sindh-Balochistan border.
He maintained that the authorities were interrogating the suspect, adding that more details would be shared with the media soon.
Meanwhile, Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani also confirmed the development tin the journalist murder case.
“Sindh police have arrested a suspect involved in Athar Mateen’s murder,” the PPP leader said.
سماء ٹی وی سے منسلک اطہر متین کے قتل میں ملوث ایک شخص اشرف کو سندھ پولیس نے گرفتار کرلیا ہے۔ انشا اللہ قاتل کو قانون کے مطابق سزا بھی دلوائی جائیگی۔ اس پورے کیس میں جسطرح پولیس نے جانفشانی سے کاوشیں کی ہیں وہ لائق تحسین ہیں اسی طرح سندھ پولیس پر عوام کے اعتماد میں آضافہ ہوگا۔
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) February 26, 2022
The police chief confirmed the arrest of main suspect Ashraf Brohi involved in the murder of Samaa TV journalist Athar Mateen, saying that the accused was detained from the Sindh-Balochistan border.
Mateen had been assassinated at the main thoroughfare in North Nazimabad while he was on his way back home after dropping his children to school.
Local media reported that Mateen came across two men robbing a citizen at gunpoint when he left his house early morning after coming back from dropping his children off to school. He rammed his car into the muggers motorcycle to prevent the mugging attempt. In rage, the men opened fire on Mateen’s car and fled from the scene.