Mir Raza murder case: Ex-SHO dismissed over misconduct, mishandling of evidence

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Former Gulistan-i-Jauhar station house officer (SHO), Kamran Qureshi, was dismissed from service on Saturday over charges of misconduct in the Mir Raza Ali murder case. Last month, a joint investigation team (JIT) constituted by the Sindh government recommended an inquiry against Qureshi, who was suspended from duty, over the possible facilitation of the destruction of evidence. According to the dismissal order seen by Dawn, Qureshi failed to secure the crime scene where Ali’s body was found and did not call in the Crime Scene Unit (CSU) as per regulations. “As a result, the crime scene could not be processed promptly, which caused [a] delay in forensic examination and possible loss of important circumstantial…

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