ISLAMABAD — 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 reviewed by officials, 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 evidence which [is] tantamount to gross misconduct, inefficiency [and] dereliction of duty. Thus, you have rendered yourself liable to be awarded one of the major punishment[s] under the Sindh Police (E&D) Rules, 1988,“ the order read.
The order further noted that an inquiry was conducted by Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Imran Khan, who observed that Qureshi not only failed to discharge his duties in securing the crime scene and evidence, but did not even visit the site. The Central SSP recommended major punishment. The order said that Qureshi also failed to submit a reply to a show-cause notice.