KARACHI: The family of slain Karachi University (KU) Professor Dr Shakeel Auj is still seeking justice after three years of his murder, which came as a shock to many of his associates and disciples.
Dr Auj, who was then the dean of Islamic Studies at KU, was murdered in September 2014, when unknown hitmen fired shots at his vehicle on University Road.
Ironically, the bereaved family has neither recieved justice nor the compensatory amount promised to them.
Dr Auj's family members say the Sindh government has issued the compensation sum.
His son, Hassan Auj, told Geo News on Friday that the Sindh government had announced Rs30 million compensation for them, but they never received the promised amount.
He said all efforts on behalf of the family and KU teachers' association proved futile.
"On Nov 1, I received a call from Commissioner Officer and they asked me to collect the cheque," Hassan said, adding, "When I went there it was a cheque for Rs200,000 for which they demanded Rs5,000 commission as well."
In July, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) freed a suspect accused of Dr Auj's murder over lack of evidence. The suspect, Mansoor, was freed after the court stated that the state prosecutor failed to provide sufficient evidence in the case.
Four months after Professor Auj's killing, the then Karachi police chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo, held a press conference and claimed the police had apprehended the murderer of two professors including Prof Shakeel Auj.
The alleged shooter, identified as Mohammad Mansoor, was said to be a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.