{"id":29851,"date":"2025-12-02T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29851"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:04:17","slug":"petitions-urge-criminal-case-against-karachi-mayor-over-toddlers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29851","title":{"rendered":"Petitions urge criminal case against Karachi mayor over toddler’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two separate petitions were filed on Tuesday in the court of the District and Sessions Judge for District East, seeking the registration of a criminal case against senior municipal officials, including Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, over the death of a three-year-old boy who fell into a manhole near Nipa.<\/p>\n

In one petition, Advocate Abdul Ahad stated that the child, Ibrahim, died after slipping into a lidless manhole and alleged that the negligence of the municipal and district administration directly caused the tragedy. He added that Ibrahim\u2019s family had repeatedly complained about the uncovered manhole, but authorities failed to secure the area. \u201cThe bereaved family has also blamed the authorities for failing to secure the area despite repeated public complaints,\u201d the petition said.<\/p>\n

The filing further noted that no official rescue team arrived in time, forcing the family to hire a private search group and spend Rs15,000 to recover the boy\u2019s body. The petition argued that Karachi\u2019s citizens \u201ccontinue to pay the price for the alleged incompetence and corruption of civic agencies\u201d and requested the court to order police to register an FIR against the mayor, the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town chairman, and other responsible officials.<\/p>\n

In a separate plea, Advocate Sheikh Saqib Ahmed also held the city\u2019s top civic leadership responsible, stating that Ibrahim\u2019s death resulted from \u201cculpable negligence\u201d on the part of the mayor and other officials. He requested the court to direct the registration of a criminal case for negligence leading to the loss of an innocent life. The court is expected to review both applications in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a protest was held at Nipa Chowrangi on Tuesday over the death of three-year-old Ibrahim, sparking widespread criticism of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, the mayor, and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation.<\/p>\n

The demonstration, led by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi\u2019s Deputy Ameer and KMC Opposition Leader Saifuddin Advocate, condemned government indifference and the alleged incompetence of the KMC and KWSC.<\/p>\n

Addressing the gathering, Advocate Saifuddin said that providing manhole covers is the responsibility of the KMC and the Water Corporation. He demanded the resignation of Mayor Wahab, holding him accountable for the incident.<\/p>\n

Protesters carried banners and placards with slogans such as \u201cResign Mayor Murtaza Wahab,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t turn the city into a graveyard,\u201d and \u201cPut covers on manholes or go home.\u201d One banner displayed Ibrahim\u2019s picture with the words: \u201cWhose hands should I seek my blood from?\u201d<\/p>\n

Speakers accused the mayor of shifting blame onto town chairmen instead of accepting responsibility. They criticised the government for failing to act promptly, noting that while the city mourned, the mayor was inaugurating a swimming pool heating system. Saifuddin alleged that only 25 manhole covers had been provided to a union council, despite thousands being required, and insisted that it is not the responsibility of town or UC chairmen to arrange covers from their own budgets.<\/p>\n

District East Ameer Naeem Akhtar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Chairman Dr Fawad, Vice Chairman Ibrahim Siddiqui, and other leaders also addressed the protest. They said Karachi\u2019s infrastructure is collapsing, with broken roads, unsafe pedestrian areas, and stalled projects. Dr Fawad highlighted repeated accidents on the BRT Red Line, calling it a \u201cdeath trap\u201d and demanding an audit and inquiry into the project.<\/p>\n

Akhtar condemned the Nipa tragedy as \u201cbeyond words\u201d and demanded strict punishment for those responsible. He stated that despite billions being spent on development, Karachi continues to suffer while projects in other cities progress. He emphasised that empowering elected representatives is the only way to resolve the city\u2019s problems.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two separate petitions were filed on Tuesday in the court of the District and Sessions Judge for District East, seeking the registration of a criminal case against senior municipal officials, including Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, over the death of a three-year-old boy who fell into a manhole near Nipa. In one petition, Advocate Abdul Ahad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}