Senior Lawyer Found Dead Inside Car at Rawalpindi Judicial Complex

Overview

• The body of Advocate Sanaullah Satti was discovered in his car in the Lawyers Club parking area of the Rawalpindi Judicial Complex after a strong foul smell prompted staff and litigants to check the vehicle roughly 24 hours after it entered the premises.
• Civil Lines police registered a murder FIR at the request of the deceased’s brother, Barrister Sajjad Ahmed Satti, and investigators have cordoned the scene and begun a formal probe.
• Family members reported white foam and blood at the lawyer’s mouth and visible injury marks on his elbows and shoulders, and they have raised the possibility he was given a poisonous substance.
• Police and forensic teams seized two mobile phones, are obtaining CCTV recordings and call detail records, and have sent the body for a post-mortem and further forensic analysis that will determine the cause of death.
• The discovery has exposed security gaps at the Judicial Complex, including non-functional walk-through gates and many CCTV cameras out of order, prompting the District Bar Association to demand answers from city authorities and the police.