Mir Raza Ali's body exhumed following restoration of original medical board

Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old businessman and graduate of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), had his body exhumed on Saturday following the restoration of the original medical board by the Sindh government. His father's lawyer, Advocate Jibran Nasir, said that the exhumation, which had been scheduled for Friday morning, was delayed due to the family's objection to the sudden reconstitution of the medical board and the inclusion of members from outside the Karachi division.

Nasir explained that an investigation officer was present during the exhumation, and all eight members of the medical team were present, including Raza's parents, who were nearby. Additionally, a judicial magistrate was also present. Nasir emphasized that "incomplete CCTV footage and out-of-context messages" had been used to fuel rumors and lead to hasty conclusions following Raza's death.

Raza, who owned an eatery called Wafflix, went missing on July 28. His body was found the next day with a gunshot wound in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. His family believes he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered, while investigators are considering the possibility that he took his own life. Nasir expressed concern over the government's decision to change the medical board without providing reasons.

He stated that the family did not require character certificates for the doctors on the board. Nasir hopes that the medical board's report will be released by Saturday evening, which would help to clarify the circumstances of Raza's death and determine if it was a murder or suicide. He also noted that the police will face even more pressure once the question of the incident's cause is resolved.

Nasir criticized the police for sharing audio evidence with the media before informing Raza's parents, who learned about it through TV reports. Nasir expressed gratitude to the judiciary for intervening in the case, highlighting that the police could not complete their work in eight to nine days, but the judiciary did it in two days.