Last Updated on September 7, 2026 by YeJahan
JC blasts MLO who conducted postmortem of Raza’s body without training
KARACHI (Sept 01): The judicial commission investigating the high-profile Mir Raza murder case heated up on Tuesday as it grilled the Medico-Legal Officer (MLO) whose report was challenged by the family of the deceased.
During the proceedings, Dr. Osama Sheikh was summoned to defend his autopsy findings. Under intense questioning, Dr. Sheikh admitted to the commission that he had never received any formal medical-legal or forensic training.
“I obtained my MBBS degree from Hamdard University in 2016 and have been posted as a Medico-Legal Officer at Jinnah Hospital since 2021. I have never received any medico-legal training,” he said.
The panel criticized Dr. Sheikh’s post-mortem report, pointing out major gaps in the documentation of the victim’s body. When pressed about why visible wounds on Mir Raza’s hands and feet were completely missing from his report, Dr. Sheikh claimed the markings were simply a result of natural decomposition.
The commission flatly rejected this explanation, questioning how a body could decompose that rapidly and stating the wounds were clearly caused by something else. “We have read far more post-mortem reports than you have,” the judge noted, accusing the doctor of treating a serious murder investigation lightly and focusing strictly on the bullet wound while ignoring other critical physical evidence. The commission warned the medical examiner to stop acting smart with the court.
The inquiry also exposed a chaotic chain of custody regarding forensic evidence. Dr. Sheikh testified that he handed four medical samples over to an officer named Nadeem Mughal, who stated the items were placed in the Maal Khana (the police evidence storeroom).
This revelation drew heavy fire from the commission, which expressed disbelief at how much authority was given to low-ranking station staff. The panel remarked that the Head Moharrir (police clerk) appeared to be running the entire operation instead of the actual investigators. “It looks like our police are living in Ethiopia,” the commission remarked, venting frustration at the outdated and dysfunctional state of local law enforcement.
The commission has issued formal notices to summon more witnesses for statements. To allow time for further testimonies, the hearing for the Mir Raza murder case has been officially adjourned until September 3.
The lawyer for the family shared a public notice, at the direction of the Judicial Commission, stating that a reward of Rs 100,000 is offered to anyone with real knowledge of the facts and circumstances of the murder who comes forward to assist.
Mir Raza Ali, a resident of PECHS Block 2, was an IBA student who had been running his own business under the name “Wafflex” in Bahadurabad and North Nazimabad. His body of 25-year man was found on July 29, 2026 in Gulstan-e-Jauhar.
Police claimed that Mir had committed suicide, but when family raise hue & cry and turned to court for the exumation of the body, it was revealed the it was a murder.
The victim’s family has demanded swift justice, urging authoritie1s to ensure that those responsible for the killing are brought to book.
