‘Business partner’ granted interim bail in Mir Raza Ali murder case
KARACHI: A sessions court has granted interim pre-arrest bail to a man said to be a “business partner” of Mir Raza Ali, owner of eatery Wafflix, who had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his home in PECHS, Block-2, and his bullet-riddled body was found a day later. The body was dumped in bushes opposite the University of Karachi near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Muhammad Ahmed…
Karachi witnessed a dramatic turn of events as a man believed to be a "business partner" of Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular eatery Wafflix, was granted interim pre-arrest bail in the mysterious murder case. Mir Raza Ali went missing on July 28 after leaving his residence in PECHS, Block-2, and his bullet-riddled remains were discovered a day later, dumped in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.
Muhammad Ahmed Bhardey, representing the so-called "business partner," filed an application before the additional district and sessions judge (East) seeking pre-arrest bail. After a preliminary hearing, the court granted interim bail to Muhammad Ahmed Bhardey against a hefty surety of Rs100,000. The judge also issued notices to the investigating officer and the prosecution for August 15th, to confirm or deny the bail.
Muhammad Ahmed Bhardey's counsel, Advocate Khalid Mumtaz, confirmed to Dawn that the applicant was a childhood friend of Mir Raza Ali and that they had been running the business together. Mumtaz added that Ahmed looked after the branch at Five Star Chowrangi, while Mir Raza Ali managed the Bahadurabad branch. He explained that Ahmed approached the court for bail as police were allegedly harassing him. Mumtaz further stated that his client was willing to cooperate with the investigation and the prosecution.
Advocate Mumtaz claimed that Muhammad Ahmed Bhardey had already appeared before the police whenever summoned by any official to record his statement. DIG Crime & Investigation, Amir Farooqi, headed the investigation team, which had already interrogated first responders to the crime scene and conducted a meticulous investigation of the crime scene itself. The team also interviewed Mir Raza Ali's family, recording their statement in detail.
The investigation team, comprised of officials under the supervision of the Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP), continued its probe into the kidnapping-cum-murder case of Mir Raza Ali, with DSP Siraj Lashari assigned to lead the investigation.
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