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Former Gulistan-e-Jauhar SHO Dismissed in Mir Raza CasePakistan
Former Gulistan-e-Jauhar SHO Kamran Qureshi has been dismissed from service after a judicial commission report alleged negligence in the investigation of businessman Mir Raza’s death, which the commission found to be murder.
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Former Station House Officer (SHO) of Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station, Kamran Qureshi, has been dismissed from service in connection with the Mir Raza case, after a judicial commission report levelled allegations of negligence against him.
According to Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi Azad Khan, the judicial commission’s report on Mir Raza’s death had raised allegations against Qureshi. He was accused of failing to secure the location where Mir Raza’s body was found. A Karachi Police spokesperson said departmental action was taken against him over unprofessional conduct, negligence in the performance of his duties and irresponsible behaviour, in light of the facts established and the recommendations made by the inquiry commission.
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Young businessman Mir Raza Ali’s body was recovered from bushes behind a mosque in Block-3, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, on 29 July, a day after he had gone missing from his home. The incident was initially declared a suicide, but doubts surrounding the initial conclusion prompted the Sindh government to establish a judicial commission to investigate the case.
The commission, headed by Justice Omar Sial of the Sindh High Court, was constituted on 24 August and held 15 hearings, recording statements from 49 people. Its report, comprising four volumes, was submitted to the Sindh government in a sealed envelope on 15 October and was addressed to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The report, released later that month, concluded that Mir Raza’s death was murder rather than suicide. It also identified professional negligence in the initial police investigation and recommended the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the case further.
The JIT formed to investigate the murder has been recording statements of police officers and others connected with the case. Its first meeting, chaired by DIG Irfan Baloch, lasted five hours, during which the team reviewed the judicial commission’s report and the evidence collected so far. A detailed statement was recorded from Mir Raza’s father, who is the complainant in the case. Advocate Jibran Nasir, the family’s lawyer, called for a thorough investigation into the role of the SHO of Ferozabad Police Station and other individuals linked to the case, and raised concerns about a separate committee formed to investigate certain police officers.
The JIT has also widened its inquiry to examine Mir Raza’s business dealings and finances. According to JIT sources, the team has sealed a restaurant belonging to Ahmed Bhardey, a business partner of Mir Raza, in Karachi’s Nazimabad area, and recovered a pistol which has been sent for forensic testing. A second meeting of the JIT, held on 13 November, also concluded after recording statements of several police officers. The family continues to press for a full and transparent investigation into the murder.
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