Intizar Ahmed. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The 19-year-old was shot dead in Defence Housing Authority of Karachi on January 13.
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The JIT was formed on Thursday with CTD SSP Pervez Chandio as its head. The JIT team included representatives of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Military Intelligence, Intelligence Bureau, Special Branch, Sindh Rangers and Karachi police.
DIG Farooqi was appointed as the new investigation officer by Sindh Inspector-General of Police Allah Dino Khawaja while transferring the case from District South Investigations SP Farooq Awan following the demand by the victim’s family.
Sources privy to the matter revealed that the decision to form a JIT was made after controversy arose in the case and the family accused former Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) Chief SSP Muquddus Haider of being involved in the murder.
The team has to re-record the family’s statements, however, according to Express News, during the first session of the JIT today, Intizar’s father was not able to record his statement but his lawyer did brief the committee.
SSP Haider and the victim’s friends related to his killing including Laila, Salman and Imran would also appear before the JIT. The JIT would probe into the alleged involvement of SSP Haider and Madiha in the case.
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A senior police official privy to the investigation had said on Thursday that it was a complete failure of the ACLC police who were behind the killing of Intizar, adding that the footage of the crime scene, as well as circumstantial evidence, suggests that the ACLC officials and personnel were trying to abduct Intizar but killed him for resisting. He said the ACLC officials and personnel were not able to handle the matter professionally.
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