Mir Raza murder case: Karachi police surgeon among 4 told to appear before judicial commission tomorrow
KARACHI: A judicial commission on Monday summoned the Karachi police surgeon and another member included in the medical board that oversaw the exhumation of Mir Raza Ali’s body — which was found with a gunshot wound in July in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar — at the next hearing. The murder case has been mired in conspiracy, with the 25-year-old victim’s family accusing police of trying to bury the…
A judicial commission summoned Karachi police surgeon Dr Summaiyya Syed and two other officials to appear before them the following day, related to the murder investigation of Mir Raza Ali. The case has been marred by controversy, with the victim's family accusing the police of attempting to conceal the truth. Initially, the probe focused on suicide, but after Ali's second autopsy, murder charges were added.
The commission, headed by Sindh High Court Justice Omar Sial, has been investigating the circumstances and potential negligence in the case. Justice Sial expressed frustration over missing witness statements, which he believes casts doubt on the initial investigation. The police have been instructed to provide these statements, and if they are missing, an inquiry will be launched.
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