KARACHI - An anti-terrorism court rejected the medical report of prime suspect Shahrukh Jatoi, in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, and issued show-cause notices to the medical superintendent of the Civil Hospital and a police surgeon.
Shahrukh Jatoi was produced along with other accused Siraj Talpur, Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari before the Karachi’s anti-terrorism court on Wednesday. Strict security measures were in place.
During the course of the hearing, the investigating officer also requested the court that the investigations are still pending thus the date to present the challan should be extended till Feb 10. The court also sought answer from the investigating officer regarding medical certificate of Shahrukh Jatoi.
Investigating officer told the court that Jatoi’s medical exam was performed on the order of the court. When Jatoi was taken to Civil Hospital for checkup the MS refused to conduct the check up and he was sent to Police Surgeon.
ATC Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon rejected the medical certificate and said the police surgeon who identified the age of Shahrukh Jatoi was not eligible to do so as the task was assigned to the Civil Hospital.
The court issued show-cause notices to the medical superintendent of the Civil Hospital and a police surgeon
The ATC Judge also ordered police to submit challan before February 10. The anti-terrorism court directed the Sindh’s Inspector General of Police, Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari to provide protection to all the witnesses of the Shahzeb murder case until the case reaches its end.
The next hearing will be held on February 10.
Earlier, Father of Shahzeb Khan, murdered in the city’s posh area during last year’s December, wondered as to how Shahrukh Jatoi can have an identity card if he is an underage boy. Talking to media before going to the special anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing a case regarding his son’s assassination, Shahzeb’s father DSP Aurangzeb said he will demand the court that a new medical board should be constituted to ascertain the age of Shahrukh Jatoi, the main accused in Shahzeb murder case.
Shahzeb’s father said, “Seeing that Shahrukh is an underage boy, how does he have an identity card?”
“I am being extremely pressured for reconciliation to spare Shahrukh Jatoi; however, I will not flinch an inch back from the acquisition of justice,” he asserted. The aggrieved Aurangzeb appointed the PPP’s late leader Fauzia Wahab’s son Murtaza Wahab to plead his case. Murtaza will assist the state prosecutor. Later on, the investigation officer requested the court for more time to present the challan.