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| Pak police arrest two for killing Hindu businessman | | | KARACHI, FEB 7
Pakistan police have arrested two persons for the kidnapping and murder of a Hindu businessman and fear the killing could be part of a campaign by the banned Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant group to target Hindus in Sindh province.
Police in the Kotri town of Sindh near Hyderabad city discovered the body of Garesh Kumar from a Islamic religious school today and arrested Khadim Hussain and his son Tahir who they suspect of working for the banned outfit which is active in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kumar was kidnapped six months back from his home in Hyderabad by unknown people, police said.
"We found his body after intense investigations. The killers beheaded him and than burnt him before burying him," a senior police official said.
Mustafa Korai said they were investigating claims made by the arrested men that they were inspired by an active member of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen to kidnap and kill Hindus.
"We are trying to find out if they are anymore such cases. But until now we are going by the statements made by the arrested men. We are also hunting for the main accused who brainwashed them," Mustafa said.
The majority of the over two million Pakistani Hindus live in Sindh with many of them involved in trade. Police said Kumar was also the son of a well-known trader.
"At first we though he was kidnapped for ransom but no demands were made from his family after the kidnapping last August abd we got suspicious of other motives behind the crime," the official said.
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