KARACHI: The judicial commission investigating the Mir Raza case questioned ASP Nida Junaid over her role in the investigation and presence at key locations, ARY News reported.
According to reports, the judicial commission told Nida Junaid that she neither recovered the phone nor had it in her custody, adding that she should feel some shame over the situation.
The commission recorded statements of five important witnesses today, with the statement of Sarim Sahir being among the most significant.
Sarim Sahir told the commission that Mir Raza had demanded Rs30 million from him. He also expressed concerns about Mir Raza’s business dealings.
ASP Nida Junaid also gave an important statement before the commission. She is not a formal member of the investigation team, but the commission observed that she was present at several key locations.
Nida Junaid said she was included when women had to be questioned.
The commission asked whether she knew about a message sent by Mir Raza to Sarim. Nida Junaid replied that she did not know how or through whom the screenshot of the message reached the media.
The commission also asked whether SSP Samiullah Soomro’s team was investigating the case as suicide or murder.
Nida Junaid said it was her personal opinion that the team had not reached any final conclusion, which was why the case was transferred. She said the investigation team was only collecting preliminary evidence at that stage.
The commission asked whether she had contacted Sarim, a witness in the high-profile case. Nida Junaid said she had gone to him only to provide assistance as a female police officer.
The commission also asked whether she had questioned anyone about a woman named Ambreen and who the “mysterious Ambreen” was.
Nida Junaid said SSP Samiullah Soomro had given her three names. The commission observed that this meant the team had not declared the case a suicide at that stage.
The police officer said she was first given the name Sheiza and her phone number for investigation. She was told that it was Sheiza’s number, but the number actually belonged to Mir Raza’s mother.
Nida Junaid said she was then given the name Maryam and a phone number for investigation, but the number actually belonged to a man.
She said the third name, Ambreen, was also formally given to her for investigation.
