Overview
- Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Rind’s car on Jerwar Road near Maso Wah as he was dropping his children at school, and the children were unharmed.
- SSP Ghotki Anwar Khetran inspected the scene, met the family, and announced that two suspects have been taken into custody as investigations continue.
- Rind had previously reported gunfire at his home and police made arrests related to that incident, including one arrest on October 4.
- Journalists held protests and a sit-in outside the SSP’s office calling for arrests and legal safeguards, as Sindh’s chief minister and senior minister publicly condemned the killing and directed immediate action.
- Family members completed medico-legal formalities after the deaths, with relatives noting Rind’s ties to Mehran Newspaper, Royal News, and the Mirpur Mathelo Press Club, and reporting that his eight-year-old niece later died after collapsing from shock.