{
  "id": 7331442,
  "title": "Mir Raza murder case: Police surgeon says she received 'threats' after disputing first autopsy findings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mir-raza-murder-case-police-surgeon-says-she-received-threats-after-7331442",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:07:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029888/mir-raza-murder-case-police-surgeon-says-she-received-threats-after-disputing-first-autopsy-findings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed testified before a judicial commission regarding the murder case of young businessman Mir Raza Ali. The 25-year-old victim's family believes he was tortured and murdered, accusing police of covering up the facts. Dr Syed alleged she faced threats after challenging the initial autopsy findings. The case gained notoriety when Dr Syed pointed out discrepancies between the first medico-legal report and photographs. Ali's body was exhumed following her request, and a second autopsy conducted by a medical board found evidence of multiple injuries before his death, ruling out suicide. Dr Syed stated she received threats from a motorcycle following her communication with law enforcers about the case. The commission requested the victim's family to leave the room due to the disturbing nature of photographs presented, including a mark on Ali's head, a broken nose bone, and evidence of acid burns. Dr Syed presented her findings, noting the inconsistencies with the first autopsy and asserting the importance of her actions in future cases.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Karachi Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed on Monday said she faced “threats” after disputing the findings of the first post-mortem in the murder case of young businessman Mir Raza Ali. She made the comments during her testimony before a judicial commission tasked with probing the circumstances of and possible negligence around the murder case. The one-member panel, headed by Sindh High…",
  "key_points": [
    "Karachi Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed testified in Mir Raza Ali murder case",
    "Dr Syed received threats after disputing initial autopsy findings",
    "Second autopsy found evidence of multiple injuries, ruling out suicide"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "Police surgeon alleges pressure, threats to hide evidence against suicide before Mir Raza judicial commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/police-surgeon-alleges-pressure-threats-to-hide-evidence-against",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:54:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Mir Raza murder case: Police surgeon says she received 'threats' after disputing first autopsy findings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mir-raza-murder-case-police-surgeon-says-she-received-threats-after",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:27:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}