KARACHI: Deceased businessman Mir Raza Ali was shot from behind and bore marks of violence on his body, according to an initial medical report cited by Geo News following the exhumation of his body for a post-mortem examination.
According to sources, the initial report has provided answers to all 14 points raised during the examination by police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed.
As per the initial report, Mir Raza sustained a gunshot wound from the rear, while marks of violence were also found on his body.
Meanwhile, the head of the police investigation team, SSP SIU Samiullah Somroo, told Geo News that investigators had not yet been informed about the medical report.
He added that the investigation team had also not been contacted regarding the findings of the report.
Separately, investigation sources said the exhumation process continued for around three hours and was carried out under the supervision of forensic experts.
A total of 17 samples were collected during the exhumation of Ali’s body. Four samples were collected for DNA testing, while the remaining samples were obtained for chemical examination, the sources said.
Two reference samples were also collected from Ali’s parents for DNA matching.
The chemical examination and DNA reports are expected to be available within three to four days, sources said.
All samples collected during the exhumation have been preserved, investigation sources added.
The samples will be submitted to the University of Karachi’s forensic laboratory on Monday for further examination, sources said.
The development came hours after Ali’s body was exhumed for a post-mortem examination, after which he was reburied at the graveyard near Tariq Road.
Ali — an IBA graduate — returned home from his shop on the night of July 28 before leaving again, telling his family he would be back within 10 minutes. Police later recovered his body from Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
His father later alleged that the young businessman was murdered, dismissing speculation that his son had died by suicide.
During today’s proceedings, members of the medical board obtained different samples from Ali’s grave as part of the examination process.
Ali’s family members and their lawyer, Jibran Nasir, were present at the graveyard during the proceedings, while a heavy contingent of police was deployed at the site.
The authorities on Friday restored the original eight-member medical board tasked with overseeing the exhumation of Ali’s body, replacing the previously notified five-member panel.
The move came after Ali’s family stopped the administration from proceeding with the exhumation, which had been scheduled for Friday morning, over objections to the reconstitution of the original medical board.
The deceased businessman’s father, Mir Hussain, told Geo News that he is satisfied with the exhumation proceedings.
“I pray that what happened during the earlier post-mortem does not happen again,” he said.
He also said that a fake audio clip purportedly featuring Ali had been circulated in an attempt to undermine the case.
Speaking to the reporters, the family’s lawyer had raised concerns over the overnight replacement of the board formed following court orders.
He said the family is satisfied with Saturday’s proceedings, adding that the entire process was completed in the presence of the judicial magistrate, the investigation officer and members of the examination team.
