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emergency. Ashiq Jatoi's friends and relatives were present at the hospital
before his body arrived at there and the post-mortem examination was
conducted by the medicolegal officers, not in the mortuary but in another
room, because there had been no electricity there.
ASI: The other five bodies were brought to the hospital after a considerable
time. Their bodies were kept in the mortuary after being brought on
ambulances and post-mortem had not been conducted immediately because
there was no light in the mortuary. Their relatives were also not present.
Q: What was your role in the incident and when did you came to know about
it?
A: When I reached the police station to report on duty on the day of the
incident, at about 9:30 pm, I was called on the orders of the then SP Shukaib
Qureshi, who wanted all officers at the PS called on the scene of the incident.
When I reached the site, I saw the bodies were lying on the main road, where
I saw SSP Durrani, SP Shukaib Qureshi and ASP Rai Tahir. By that time Mir
Murtaza had already been shifted to Mideast Medical Centre. The bodies had
been lying on the road as they were dropped dead, each in different posture. I
performed the mashirnama of all the dead, giving details of the wounds,
recoveries from their persons, their identifications etc. Since I was not aware
of their names, I numbered them. The other two who were associated
withthis job, police constables Mohammad Khan and Gul Pir both from
Clifton policestations, had not signed it. Mohammad Khan has been
transferred to Darakhshan PS and Gul Pir is still with Clifton PS. SP Shukaib
Qureshi had asked him to prepare the mashirnama, which he did on one
single document.
Question from Justice Ghous: Do you know mashirnamas are prepared
separately for separate individuals till action under Section 174 is not
completed. Until then the bodies are not to be removed?
A: Yes.
Question from Justice Amanullah: Is it correct that some papers from your
police station "Roznamcha" were removed?
A: No.
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