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Karachi SIU Officers Booked After Teen’s Custodial Death

A magistrate‑supervised autopsy reported multiple injuries, prompting a criminal case against named officers.

Overview

  • Police registered an FIR at the SIU Saddar station naming ASI Ubaid Shah, ASI Sarfraz, constables Fayyaz Shah, Waqar, Asif Ali and others in connection with the death of Irfan, a visitor from Bahawalpur.
  • Initial postmortem findings documented several injury marks and preserved organ samples for chemical analysis, contradicting an earlier police claim that the teen died of a heart attack.
  • Seven SIU personnel, including three assistant sub‑inspectors and four constables, were suspended as an internal inquiry proceeds, though no arrests had been reported.
  • Surviving detainees said they were blindfolded, beaten, and moved between locations over two days, with two companions under treatment at Jinnah Hospital.
  • Reports describe irregular handling of the body and delays before the examination, as family members staged protests, including placing the body outside the Edhi morgue and demanding arrests.