Sindh High Court seeks answers on JIT probe into Mir Raza case
Petitioners allege that the crime scene not secured in time, suicide narrative adopted and promoted prematurely
The Sindh High Court has requested clarification on the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to examine the circumstances leading to the disappearance and death of Mir Raza Ali, the owner of dessert brand Wafflix. Ali vanished on July 28, and his body was discovered in Gulistan-e-Jauhar the following day. Initially, police claimed his death was a suicide, but a subsequent autopsy revealed he had been murdered.
The high court issued an order on Tuesday, questioning its authority to directly order a JIT and its ability to oversee an investigation, as well as the submission of the report. The bench also inquired if intervention was permitted under the Sindh Tribunals of Inquiry Ordinance, 1969, without a gazette notification. Petitioners alleged that investigators mishandled the crime scene and mishandled witness statements, and they sought a JIT of officers with no prior connection to the case for a thorough and impartial probe.
The court set a hearing for August 31, and petitioners' counsel, Jibran Nasir, pointed out that a special medical board's examination of the body following exhumation contradicted the initial suicide narrative, and the final post-mortem and chemical examination reports ruled out suicide.
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