Police party stationed near Mir Raza’s grave following postponement of exhumation

Karachi: Following the postponement of the exhumation process in the Mir Raza case, police personnel have been deployed near his grave, according to police sources.

Sources said that two police officials have been stationed near the grave on the orders of the magistrate.

A security seal has also been placed around the area near Mir Raza’s grave, while police personnel will remain deployed in two shifts.

According to police sources, the security arrangements will continue until the completion of the exhumation process, after which the personnel will be withdrawn from the cemetery premises.

A judicial magistrate stayed the exhumation of late entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali’s body for a fresh autopsy until August 10 (Monday) after his parents objected to the newly reconstituted medical board.

Judicial Magistrate (East) Hameedullah issued the order on an application filed by the deceased’s father, Mir Hussain Ali, who raised objections to the formation of the new five-member medical board.

Through his lawyer, Mir Hussain Ali informed the court that the family would not consent to the exhumation under the supervision of the newly constituted board.

The lawyer said the government had issued multiple notifications regarding the board’s composition, including a third notification, which the family also rejected.

“The new medical board is unacceptable under any circumstances,” the counsel told the court, adding that the deceased’s parents had already recorded their statements before the investigating officer.