Mir Raza commission reprimands first investigator over ‘zero work’
• Justice Sial says the investigating officer tried to make it a ‘suicide’ case • Holds him responsible for destroying evidence; calls him unfit for police service • Asks a victim’s business partner to meet Raza’s family, answer their questions and submit the replies to commission KARACHI: The commission formed to investigate the circumstances and possible negligence in the Mir Raza Ali murder…
The one-member commission led by Justice Omar Sial has reprimanded the first investigating officer in the Mir Raza Ali murder case for making minimal efforts in the investigation and failing to follow proper legal procedures. The commission found that the majority of paperwork and procedures were handled by other police officers, including the collection of CCTV footage and questioning of suspects.
According to the investigation, the first IO, Inspector Shabbir Ahmed Laghari, only questioned ten individuals out of 33 people, and kept medico-legal samples in his custody for several days. The commission noted that some statements were improperly interrogated, and the autopsy samples were not handed over in a timely manner. Inspector Laghari testified that he had visited the crime scene and collected samples, but did not prepare seizure and inspection memos.
The commission directed Laghari to meet the victim's family privately and answer their questions, while warning his lawyer against scandalizing the commission.
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