Kamran Faisal’s death: Police ask SC to wait for complete probe report
Family refuses to record statements till it sees chemical examiner’s report.
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
ISLAMABAD:
The death of a NAB official investigating the Rental Power Plants (RPP) case was ruled a suicide on Saturday – but the police asked the Supreme Court to wait for the complete investigation report.
Evidence examined thus far suggests that the NAB official, Kamran Faisal, committed suicide, said the initial police report in court. Faisal’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his official residence on January 18.
On Friday, secretariat police registered an FIR against unidentified persons on the complaint Faisal’s colleague and NAB Assistant Director Nauman Ahmed.
“The police are waiting for forensic report, chemical examiner’s report and some key statements to ascertain facts,” said a police officer, adding the probe would be incomplete till then.
Earlier, a post mortem report by a medical board ruled Faisal’s death a suicide.
“So far no evidence substantially contradicting the post mortem report could be found,” the officer said, adding that the police would wait for the complete investigation report.
A four-member police team on Saturday visited Faisal’s native town of Mian Channu to record the statements of his family, before submitting an initial inquiry report to a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja.
Faisal’s family, including his father Abdul Hameed Chaudhry, has asked the police to wait for the chemical report after which they would record their statements.
In the initial report submitted to the court, police attached the post-mortem report, details of evidence collected from Faisal’s room, CCTV footage from nearby cameras, statements of his colleagues, friends, a Polyclinic psychiatrist and people living in Federal Lodge 2, including his roommate.
The Pakistan Telecom Authority separately submitted Faisal’s phone record, including details of text messages in court on Saturday. The two-member Supreme Court bench will hear the case on Monday.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 27th, 2013.
The death of a NAB official investigating the Rental Power Plants (RPP) case was ruled a suicide on Saturday – but the police asked the Supreme Court to wait for the complete investigation report.
Evidence examined thus far suggests that the NAB official, Kamran Faisal, committed suicide, said the initial police report in court. Faisal’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his official residence on January 18.
On Friday, secretariat police registered an FIR against unidentified persons on the complaint Faisal’s colleague and NAB Assistant Director Nauman Ahmed.
“The police are waiting for forensic report, chemical examiner’s report and some key statements to ascertain facts,” said a police officer, adding the probe would be incomplete till then.
Earlier, a post mortem report by a medical board ruled Faisal’s death a suicide.
“So far no evidence substantially contradicting the post mortem report could be found,” the officer said, adding that the police would wait for the complete investigation report.
A four-member police team on Saturday visited Faisal’s native town of Mian Channu to record the statements of his family, before submitting an initial inquiry report to a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja.
Faisal’s family, including his father Abdul Hameed Chaudhry, has asked the police to wait for the chemical report after which they would record their statements.
In the initial report submitted to the court, police attached the post-mortem report, details of evidence collected from Faisal’s room, CCTV footage from nearby cameras, statements of his colleagues, friends, a Polyclinic psychiatrist and people living in Federal Lodge 2, including his roommate.
The Pakistan Telecom Authority separately submitted Faisal’s phone record, including details of text messages in court on Saturday. The two-member Supreme Court bench will hear the case on Monday.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 27th, 2013.