LAHORE MIRROR — The Judicial Commission probing the Mir Raza case questioned police surgeon Dr Usama over the first post-mortem conducted on the deceased, challenging his qualifications, experience and observations recorded in the report.
Dr Usama told the commission that he completed his MBBS in 2016, joined governmen t service through the Sindh Public Service Commission in 2019 and the Police Surgeon’s Office in 2021. He said he had conducted more than 100 post-mortems, although only 30 to 50 after completing his diploma.
The commission questioned whether medico-legal training was part of an MBBS degree and asked whether he had received specialised training after graduation.
When asked whether he had personally conducted Mir Raza’s post-mortem or whether a sweeper had done it, Dr Usama said he had conducted the examination, adding that a sweeper is present during every post-mortem.
The commission also questioned his report, particularly its reference to changes in the body’s colour rather than burn injuries. When Dr Usama said there were no burn marks, the commission asked, “Are you even a doctor?” and urged him to acknowledge any mistakes.
Dr Usama said no obvious fracture had been detected and that he had observed only one bullet mark. He also told the commission that facial decomposition generally occurs within 24 to 36 hours.
Earlier, Mir Raza’s parents gave statements about their efforts to trace him. His father said police initially refused to register an FIR, suggesting that the young man might have left home after becoming upset. The family subsequently reviewed CCTV footage themselves and traced a vehicle in which Raza was seen leaving.
His mother told the commission that Raza’s business partners and friends searched his room that night, ostensibly looking for bus tickets. She later discovered that his partnership agreement was missing.
She also described visiting a guesthouse after learning that Raza had been dropped in Gulistan-i-Johar. According to her, when they showed Raza’s photograph to people inside, they fled, triggering a commotion.
She said eight men arrived on four motorcycles and claimed that three people had escaped by jumping over a rear wall.
Raza’s father further alleged that a school security guard told them the guesthouse was operating under the patronage of the Johar police and advised the family to leave.
