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JIT chief issued show cause over delay in submission of final charge sheet in Mir Raza murder case

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Abdullah, S. (2026, November 3). JIT chief issued show cause over delay in submission of final charge sheet in Mir Raza murder case. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041719/jit-chief-issued-show-cause-over-delay-in-submission-of-final-charge-sheet-in-mir-raza-murder-case

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A judicial magistrate issued a show-cause notice to DIG Irfan Baloch, chief of the joint investigation team (JIT) tasked with investigating Mir Raza’s murder case, after the JIT failed to submit the final charge sheet as required. The notice, which was given on Monday, directs DIG Baloch to respond by November 10th. Previous high-level investigation teams had not been successful in identifying the culprit or determining how Mir Raza's body came to be found with a gunshot wound near Gulistan-i-Jauhar after he went missing from PECHS on July 28th.

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On November 3, 2026, a judicial magistrate issued a show-cause notice to DIG Irfan Baloch, chief of the joint investigation team (JIT) formed by the Sindh home department on Justice Omar Sial's recommendation. The JIT was established to investigate the mysterious death of Mir Raza and possible negligence in handling the case. DIG Baloch has been directed to respond by November 10 after police failed to submit the final charge sheet as required.

Previously, two high-level investigation teams were unable to identify the culprit or clarify how Mir Raza’s body was found under suspicious circumstances. The then-investigating officers had sought three extensions, citing pending forensic reports and a response from Apple regarding Mir Raza's mobile phone. DSP Lashari is no longer the investigating officer in the case following the formation of the JIT.

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Sumair Abdullah

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Dawn JIT KARACHI Sindh the Sindh High Court

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JIT ORG · 9× Mir Raza’s PERSON · 4× Dawn ORG · 2× Mir Raza PERSON · 2× Baloch PERSON · 1× Irfan Baloch PERSON · 1× KARACHI GPE · 1× Omar Sial PERSON · 1× Sindh GPE · 1× the Sindh High Court ORG · 1×

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DSP Lashari is no longer IO in the case after formation of JIT, court told The then investigating officers (IOs) had sought three extensions to submit the final report, saying that they were awaiting forensic reports and a response from Apple company regarding Mir Raza’s mobile phone.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

🔮 DSP Lashari told this reporter that he had handed over the case file to the JIT head so the team could proceed with the investigation, adding that he was no longer the IO.

2026-11-03 · Dawn

JIT chief issued show cause over delay in submission of final charge sheet in Mir Raza murder case · assertive framing

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A judicial magistrate on Monday issued a show-cause notice to DIG Irfan Baloch, chief of the newly formed joint investigation team (JIT) in the Mir Raza murder case, after police failed to submit the final charge sheet. asserted

police → issue → sheet

He has been directed to respond by Nov 10. asserted

He → direct → Nov

The Sindh home department had formed the JIT, led by DIG Baloch, on the recommendation of a single-member judicial commission comprising Justice Omar Sial of the Sindh High Court. asserted

department → form → Court

The team was tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding Mir Raza’s death and possible negligence in the case. asserted

team → task → case

Two previous high-level investigation teams had failed to identify the culprit or establish how Mir Raza’s body came to be found in mysterious circumstances. asserted

body → fail → circumstances

they → tell → phone

Complainant’s counsel Daniyal Muhammad Hussain told Dawn that at Monday’s hearing the complainant’s side informed the court that DSP Sirajuddin Lashari was no longer the IO in the case as a JIT had been formed. asserted

JIT → tell → case

He also submitted the official notification regarding the JIT’s formation. asserted

He → submit → formation

He added that no police official or JIT member appeared before the court, although the date had been fixed for submission of the final charge sheet. asserted

date → add → sheet

After a brief hearing, the magistrate asked the JIT head to explain why the charge sheet had not been submitted. asserted

sheet → ask → head

DSP Lashari told this reporter that he had handed over the case file to the JIT head so the team could proceed with the investigation, adding that he was no longer the IO. uncertain

he → tell → investigation

Mir Raza, 25, a businessman, had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his home in PECHS. asserted

Raza → go → PECHS

His body, bearing a gunshot wound, was found in bushes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar a day later. asserted

body → bear → Jauhar

In his interim report, the IO named 63 witnesses but wrote “no one” in the column for the accused. asserted

IO → name → accused

In his conclusion, he stated that despite probing all possible angles, police had yet to find any clue or make a breakthrough. asserted

police → state → breakthrough

The report also contained detailed information about the case, from the registration of the FIR on the complaint of Mir Raza’s father after he went missing to the handover of the investigation to the JIT. asserted

he → contain → JIT