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A: No one helps me in post-mortem and the entire work from A to Z is done
by MLOs. Incision, final stitching is done by me.
Q: When and how you came to know of the Clifton incident?
A: At about 9:25 pm on Sept 20 I was informed by the DC (South) control that
there was an emergency and that the casualty department has been
strengthened, and nothing about the actual incident was told to me.
The first victim, a taxi driver, identified by the documents on his person as
Mohammad Bachal Ujjan, 28, was brought to the casualty. According to the
NIC, he was from district Khairpur Mirs, Drib Mehar Shah, village Ghulam.
He said the driver also had Rs 1,085 in his wallet and other papers, which he
sealed on the day of the incident and opened before the tribunal. The tribunal
asked the AAG and a DSP to re- seal the wallet and hand it over to the agency
concerned to be returned to the family of the deceased.
Dr Kaleem Shaikh retained the personal belongings in safe custody after
being sealed in the presence of two witnesses. The chairman of the tribunal
made an observation that his was a good performance for preserving (the
personal belongings) in safe custody.
Q: What were the injuries Bachal had?
A: Firearm injuries on the left temporal region and the bullet had exited from
the left parietal region, a very serious injury in which the chances of survival
were very remote.
Q: Were you examined by the police after you first attended Bachal Ujjan?
A: Not so far. It is the first time that I am being asked to give an account of
the incident. However, a questionnaire was distributed among the MLOs
through the office of the AIG Crimes around Oct 5 which were filled up and
returned and there had been no personal attendance. The statement was sent
through the additional police surgeon, Dr Irfan Qureshi.
Q: What questions were asked in the questionnaire?
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