KARACHI: The counter-terrorism department (CTD) in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Saturday accused India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), of orchestrating the killing of a “prominent welfare worker” in May, saying they had arrested six suspects for their links with Indian operatives.
Abdul Rehman alias Razaullah Nizamani, 50, who was known for his welfare and philanthropic work, was shot dead in Sindh’s Matli town on May 18. Following the incident, Indian media claimed the deceased was a key member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a proscribed group that had been active in the disputed Kashmir region.
Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Azad Khan, the additional inspector general of CTD in Sindh, said their investigation revealed that Rehman’s “extraterritorial killing” had been orchestrated by a RAW handler, Sanjay Sanjeev
Kumar, also known as ‘Fauji,’ from a Gulf country. There was no immediate comment from the Indian side.
“This is a case of extraterritorial killing,” Khan said, adding that Kumar orchestrated the killing through a man, named Salman, who hailed from the Sheikhupura district in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
