Police in Khairpur have shifted Asad Shah Jeelani, prime suspect in the murder case of a 10-year-old maid Fatima Fariro, to hospital for his DNA test on Sunday. Sources said that Shah, who was presently in police custody on a four-day physical remand, would be further questioned and his other tests would also be conducted.
SHO Ranipur Ameer Chang, Head Muharrar Muhammad Khan, Dr. Fatah Memon and Dispenser are currently in police custody and are being questioned for their alleged negligence in the case since the child had earlier been buried without autopsy.
A medical team on Saturday completed the post-mortem of the minor Fatima, a domestic worker who was killed in Ranipur, after taking her necessary body parts for medical examination.
Earlier, the remains of Fatima were exhumed from her grave in the presence of a Judicial Magistrate and medical board. This was done in compliance with a court verdict for conducting an autopsy of Fatima. According to sources, the medical board found marks of brutal signs of torture on the girl’s body during the dissection. These were found on the neck, abdomen, and arms of the murdered girl, the sources added.—INP
