The body of Lieutenant Haris Usman, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house in Sector I-8. PHOTO: FILE
A young Pakistan Army officer was found dead in his house on Tuesday. According to the Industrial Area police, the body of Lieutenant Haris Usman, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house in Sector I-8.
“It seems Haris Usman committed suicide,” said Industrial Area ASP Ahsan Iqbal. According to the police, army officials contacted them at around noon and informed the police that a military officer had committed suicide in his house.
The Industrial Area police went to the scene and shifted Usman’s body to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for autopsy.
The police said the officer was posted in Quetta and had come home on leave. On Tuesday, his family found him hanging with ceiling fan.
The police said the family members approached the army right after finding Usman’s body.
The army and intelligence agencies carried out an hours-long investigation before determining that the cause of death was suicide case, after which they approached the police.
“I visited the scene, but army officers were already investigating the case. My opinion is that it was indeed suicide,” said Inspector Fiaz Ranja, the Industrial Area station house office.
Dr Farukh Kamal, who conducted the autopsy, told The Express Tribune that the typical signs of suicide by hanging were found around Usman’s neck.
He further said that no sign of resistance or torture were found on his body. “My initial findings suggest it is a case of suicide,” he said and adding that blood and other samples were being sent to Lahore for testing.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 1st, 2014.
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Parents should not enforce their decision on their adult children,they can make them understand.Guide them and and should avoid to impose their own wishes ,parents must understand Islam's teachings.Without children's consensus they can't choose daughte-in-law or son-in-law.
@Ch. Allah Daad: Dude, don't you know which army you are talking about? They are master investigators, bureaucrats, businessmen, bakers, builders, traders etc. etc.. Everything except what they are supposed to be - soldiers.
He was being forced to get married. Parents usually get there sons get married at Lt Rank. Check it out.
@Afaaq:
Wrong. Baluchistan is just as occupied as Kashmir.
Why police was not contacted first and allowed to conduct initial investigation?
@Ali: We Indian also love our soldiers and dont want to compare with yours.
@Baloch: Yes Indian hiding his indentity behind baloch. at least be man enough to show your identity.
Just tragedy in any case.
@Afaaq: Dear Afaaq, all nations proud of their armies.Suicide incidents are new,these can occur anywhere and any time. Indian soldiers, no doubt have committed suicide and number increases day by day.But we cannot deny violence,and conflict zone have immense impacts on poor soldiers.
@Nikki he was posted in Quetta and the fighting u are talking about is happening in others parts of balochistan like some cities which are occupied by sardars which are rulers of that area so don't compare your inhuman army with ours thanks.@Baloch yeah they know what really is happening this so called freedom moment is happening in area which is rule by sardars and where people are illiterate and just follow their sardars thats why sardars twist people mind and tell them Government is neglecting them when Government do pay but sardars eat that money.
why newly commissioned officer are deployed in most conflicting zone.?
@Pakistani: You should comment on the news instead of reader's view. What is difference between you and the person whom you attcking with words?We Baloch people know about every day story,come and visit us without secuirty guard. Grow up man
Nikki - Thousands of people all over the world commit suicide due to various reasons. The Pakistan Army is not the Indian Army which have occupied land which doesn't belong to them. Baluchistan is Pakistani province which is being targeted by guerrilla forces sponsored by India, Iran and Saudi Arabia to name a few. We are all proud of our Army who are fighting the cowardly enemy on a daily basis.
@Nikki: stop creating fancy stories. From where you put all those words? All garbage in your mind. Grow up
@Nikki, please dont compare Pakistani soldiers with Indian soldiers. Thank you
He was posted in Balochistan: This case is very much relevance with the Indian soldries,some of them commit scuicide those are posted in Srinagar................ Violance, killings and inhuman activities are the major force which derive to someone to end the life forever,,,,its a big question mark.story is very sad.