Islamabad, Feb 2 (Agency) A large number of protesters blocked a National Highway after a Hindu businessman was shot dead in Pakistan’s Sindh province. Satan Lal, a businessman, was shot dead on Monday in Daharki Town in Sindh’s Ghotki district. “There was an inauguration of a cotton factory and flour mill on the land of Satan Lal where some people shot and killed him,” Lal’s friend Mukhi Anil Kumar, who was present at the scene, told The Express Tribune over the phone.
“We initially thought that it was the aerial firing to welcome Saen Sadhram Saheb, spiritual leader of the community,” he added. On Tuesday, a large number of protesters blocked the National Highway to protest the killing. Following the sit-in, police arrested one Bachal Dahar and his accomplices on accusations of killing Lal. Addressing the media, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) police Sukkur said the culprits involved in the incident had been arrested and that protesters had now cleared the highway. In the video that went viral a few months ago, Satan Lal had said: “They are threatening to kill me, smash my eyes and cut my hands and feet. They are asking me to leave Pakistan. I belong to this country and will prefer to die here but will not surrender.” “The roadside land belongs to me and why should I give it up,” he was further quoted as saying. Late Lal had requested the chief justice of Pakistan and other authorities to provide him justice, naming those who were threatening to kill him.