{"id":38816,"date":"2023-12-23T07:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T07:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/manager-booked-over-gold-theft-from-sehwan-shrine\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T07:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T07:08:12","slug":"manager-booked-over-gold-theft-from-sehwan-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/manager-booked-over-gold-theft-from-sehwan-shrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager booked over gold theft from Sehwan shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KARACHI: The manager of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar\u2019s shrine in Sehwan has been suspended over theft of gold offerings to Sufi shrine, ARY News reported on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A spokesperson of the Sindh Auqaf department has said that the shrine\u2019s manager Zubair Baloch has been suspended and a case has been registered in Jamshoro against him and an absconding employee, Ali Raza Gopang.<\/p>\n

Sindh Auqaf department has also written a letter for recovery and legal action against accused shrine manager Zubair Baloch.<\/p>\n

\u201cZubair Baloch in connivance with Ali Raza Gopang misappropriated offerings to the shrine and stolen gold,\u201d FIR read.<\/p>\n

Caretaker Sindh Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Mohammad Umer Soomro has said that accused Zubair Baloch has been suspended, while his salary and pension have been seized.<\/p>\n

The shocking theft was surfaced on Friday as caretaker minister of Auqaf, Umar Soomro, dismissed the manager of the shrine, Zubair Baloch, and directed the authorities to register a robbery case against him.<\/p>\n

According to the Auqaf department, the gold worth Rs 12.37 million was stolen from the offering box of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar\u2019s shrine in the past month.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Auqaf spokesperson revealed that the manager, Zubair Baloch, confessed to the robbery in front of the inquiry committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n