Faisal, who held the position of assistant director at the bureau, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room at the federal lodge number 2. PHOTO: FILE
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jawad S Khwaja, directed the PTA to submit the record of sent and received calls on Faisal’s cell phone in a CD.
The court asked IG Islamabad as to why an FIR had not been lodged yet. The IG said that there was no applicant in the case, hence an FIR could not be registered.
Justice Khilji Arif Hussain observed that if a crime had been committed, then the police could itself register an FIR.
The court sought CCTV footage of Federal Lodges which showed Faisal coming in and going out of the accommodation.
The hearing was adjourned till January 28.
Faisal, who was investigating the rental power plants scam, involving the prime minister, was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room on Friday. Though an autopsy report ruled his death a suicide, the deceased’s family and colleagues disputed the findings and called for a judicial probe.
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"Justice Khilji Arif Hussain observed that if a crime had been committed, then the police could itself register an FIR." How can police register an FIR when the judges have only started determining whether a crime was committed or not? How could police assume that it was not a suicide but murder all by itself? If the CCTV footage, autopsy report and the signs of break in indicate a murder then the police must go for FIR right away.
Coz the police wont allow the FIR to be registered
If colleagues and family disputed the findings than why don't they register FIR