- Wednesday, March 05, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
The Indian ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday (29) reacted to reports of a brutal killing of a Hindu woman in neighbouring Muslim-majority Pakistan saying the country should take care of its minorities and fulfil its responsibility of keeping them safe and secure.
Responding to a question on the reported killing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said he did not have a detailed report on the specific incident.
“…In the past too we have said that Pakistan should take care of its minorities and fulfil its responsibility of their safety, security and well-being. I would like to reiterate that,” he said, adding that he would not be able to comment on an individual case.
The woman, belonging to Pakistan’s minority community, was allegedly beheaded and her mutilated body was found in an agriculture field by the police on Wednesday (28). The incident happened in Sinjhoro in Sanghar district of the country’s south-eastern Sindh province.
Krishna Kumari, Pakistan’s first Hindu woman member of the Senate, revealed about the murder in a tweet.
In a tweet, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader said apart from beheading the woman in her 40s, her killers also removed the flesh of the entire head. The victim was identified as Daya Bhel, a widow who is survived by four children.
“Daya Bhel 40 years widow brutally murdered and body was found in very bad condition. Her head was separated from the body and the savages had removed flesh of the whole head. Visited her village. Police teams from Sinjhoro and Shahpurchakar also reached,” Krishna tweeted.
She also went to Sinjhoro.
Daya Bhel 40 years widow brutally murdered and body was found in very bad condition. Her head was separated from the body and the savages had removed flesh of the whole head. Visited her village Police teams from Sinjhoro and Shahpurchakar also reached. pic.twitter.com/15bIb1NXhl
— Krishna Kumari (@KeshooBai) December 29, 2022
Jiyala Amar lal Bheel, also a member of the PPP, said in a tweet that the victim’s mutilated body was found in an agriculture field and the police gathered details from her family.
Dated 28/12/22
40-year-old Daya Bheel suddenly disappeared from agri field yesterday near Sinjhoro.Her dead body was found in a very bad condition in mustard field.Her head was separated from the body and the flesh of the whole head had been cut off by the beasts.
1/3@KeshooBai pic.twitter.com/Q9Ulm3Hj5e— Jiyala Amar lal Bheel (@JiyalaAmarlal) December 29, 2022
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As soon as the painful news arrived in the morning, Senator @KeshooBai reached Sinjhoro. Police teams from Sinjhoro and Shahpurchakar also reached to get the details from the relatives of the murdered Daya Bheel.— Jiyala Amar lal Bheel (@JiyalaAmarlal) December 29, 2022
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While the representatives of People's Party Minority Wing Sanghar district also arrived. The police briefed details and said that the post-mortem report has been received and they will soon arrest the killer(s).— Jiyala Amar lal Bheel (@JiyalaAmarlal) December 29, 2022
A post-mortem of the victim has reportedly been done and further investigation was underway.
[With PTI inputs]
