Mir Raza Ali case: Investigation record transferred to JIT

KARACHI: The investigation into the Mir Raza Ali case has been handed over to a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Irfan Baloch for further proceedings.

Mir Raza Ali, the 25-year-old businessman and Institute of Business Administration graduate had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his home in PECHS and his body with gunshot wounds was found a day later in bushes in Gulistan-e-Jauhar’s locality.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Siraj Lashari confirmed that all relevant records and documents pertaining to the case had been transferred to the JIT.

He said the investigation team had formally handed over the case to the joint investigation body for further examination.

DSP Siraj Lashari further stated that a representative of the JIT would appear before the court to brief it on the progress of the investigation.

The JIT will now oversee further investigative proceedings in the case.

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Earlier, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) nominated Deputy Director Shehzad Akbar as its representative on the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Mir Raza case after objections were raised over the agency’s previously nominated officer.

The replacement was made after Mir Hussain, father of the slain entrepreneur, requested the replacement of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) representative nominated for the joint investigation team (JIT) probing his son’s murder.

In a video statement, Mir Hussain thanked the Sindh government for forming the JIT but said he had learnt through the media that Arslan Manzoor had been nominated as the NCCIA representative.

He said Arslan Manzoor was a competent officer, but he wanted someone else to be appointed to the team.

Mir Hussain said the nominated officer had been working on the case for the past two months and had been pursuing the suicide narrative.

He stressed that an officer who had not previously worked on the case should be appointed to the JIT.