{"id":39,"date":"2021-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2021\/03\/29\/father-of-christian-man-murdered-for-washing-in-the-same-well-as-muslims-still-awaits-justice\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:23:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:23:06","slug":"father-of-christian-man-murdered-for-washing-in-the-same-well-as-muslims-still-awaits-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/father-of-christian-man-murdered-for-washing-in-the-same-well-as-muslims-still-awaits-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Father of Christian man murdered for washing in the same well as Muslims still awaits justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saleem Masih (22 yrs) was beaten to death for rinsing himself off in the tube well of Muslim land owners in Choonia District, Kasur.<br \/>\n    <br \/>It should be noted that many Muslim men have been permitted to rinse themselves off in the well for many years but it was the fact that a \u2018ritually<br \/>\n    unclean\u2019 Christian dared to use the well in this fashion that led to his murder. <b>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=814510&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=1843138&amp;ObjectID=814510&amp;ObjectType=55\">(here)<\/a>     <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/saleemdead.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p> In less than a year, the slayers of innocent Saleem Masih were set free on bail by the court and the hapless father Ghafoor has found himself struggling<br \/>\n    to get justice.<\/p>\n<p> Gafoor Masih never misses a court hearing and travels above 60 Km to reach the court to ensure justice is gained for his murdered son.<\/p>\n<p> We have documented threats to the family by friends and family of the murderers who have been warning Ghafoor to drop the case.<\/p>\n<p> Ghafoor Masih has also complained that police duped him into signing a document in which Ali and Shera Dogar two named culprits were removed.<br \/>\n    <br \/>He alleges that the documents that he signed were blank when they were signed which included a police First Information Report (FIR).<\/p>\n<p> During a court hearing on 14<sup>th<\/sup> January 2021, Advocate for the Lahore High Court, Miss Sumeera Hussain launched an application to add Ali<br \/>\n    and Shera Dogar to the original police FIR, so that they face trial.<\/p>\n<p> On 10<sup>th<\/sup> of March, Sumera Hussain presented Ghafoor Masih before Judge Chunia at the court of Additional Sessions Kasur, so that his statement<br \/>\n    could be recorded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Saleemdad.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p> Ghafoor Masih broke out in tears while narrating the murder of his son Saleem Masih. He said:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">\u201cI am uneducated, and the police deceived me to sign blank papers for the exclusion of Shera Dogar and Ali from the murder investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">  \u201cThey said they would hire me a solicitor but used those signed papers for ulterior motives\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">  \u201cWhen I heard that both Shera Dogar and Ali have been excluded from the FIR, I went back to the police station but they didn\u2019t register my complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">  \u201cThey let me go through the whole account and told me they would pen it down later\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p> Advocate Sumeera Hussain, said:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">\u201cThe statement of Waris Masih, an eye witness, could not be recorded as defense counsel began a longwinded attack on Ghafoor Masih, as he tried to refute any impropriety in the initial police report.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She spoke about the current situation with the case, and explained:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">\u201cI am trying to redress the damages done to the case\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">  \u201cThe court will soon order the reopening of investigation with the inclusion of Shera and Ali.&#8221;<br \/><\/span><br \/>\n    <br \/>The perpetrators of the crime have not denied the killing of Saleem Masih they have said it was an accident andoccured after he had stolen potatoes<br \/>\n    and turmeric.&nbsp; Though before dying on his way to hospital Saleem Masih was able to tell his father and his uncle that the named men had beaten<br \/>\n    him with an iron rod.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> On 24<sup>th<\/sup> March Waris Masih the brother of Ghafoor Masih was able to give his statement in court.<\/p>\n<p> The next hearing will be held sometime in April.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Our work to support persecuted Christians in Pakistan is impossible to maintain without your support. If you feel led to donate towards our efforts then please explore the range of different payment options available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/britishpakistanichristians.worldsecuresystems.com\/donate\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">(here)<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saleem Masih (22 yrs) was beaten to death for rinsing himself off in the tube well of Muslim land owners in Choonia District, Kasur. 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