New autopsy finds Mir Ali Raza was shot in the back, suffered multiple injuries
• Eight-member board exhumed the corpse in presence of magistrate, family • Police surgeon says cause of death reserved till receipt of reports • Says young businessman suffered injuries on head and face • Family lawyer wants investigation team replaced KARACHI: A fresh post-mortem examination conducted following the exhumation of the body of young business owner Mir Ali Raza on Saturday found…
On Saturday, a fresh autopsy conducted on the body of Mir Ali Raza revealed he had been shot in the back, with multiple injuries on his head, face, and other parts of his body. The 25-year-old business owner had gone missing on July 28 and was found dead a day later with a gunshot wound near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.
While his family believes he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered, investigators suggested that his death may have been a suicide. The eight-member medical board that performed the exhumation, headed by Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, found evidence supporting both theories. The cause of death was reserved for laboratory reports, but the autopsy identified fractures on the nasal bone and skull, as well as injuries on the right flank and feet.
The family's lawyer, Advocate Jibran Nasir, stated that Raza had sustained torture before his death, alleging that he had wounds to his forehead, a fractured nose, and a congealed black substance in his mouth and throat. Nasir also criticized senior police officials for allegedly wanting to "humiliate, harass, and exhaust the family" rather than investigating the case properly.
Raza's father, Mir Hussain, had maintained since July 30 that his son's death was a brutal murder, expressing relief at finally having his claims confirmed.
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