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Karachi Custodial Death Case Registered as Culpable Homicide; Family Demands Murder FIR
Police register culpable homicide case over Karachi youth’s custodial death, but family insists on murder charges against SIU officials. Protests continue outside Sohrab Goth morgue.
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by Muhammad Hashir
2025-10-25
Karachi Custodial Death Case Registered as Culpable Homicide; Family Demands Murder FIR

A case has been registered over the death of a young man allegedly killed in police custody in Karachi, but the incident has sparked controversy as the FIR has been filed under culpable homicide instead of murder, prompting protests by the victim’s family.

The incident involves the death of Muhammad Irfan, who allegedly died due to police torture while in the custody of the CIA’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on the night of October 22.

According to the FIR lodged on the government’s complaint by the SIU’s Station House Officer (SHO) at the Saddar Police Station, the case was registered under Sections 319 and 34 (culpable homicide and common intent) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The FIR states that “investigation officers ASI Abid and Sarfaraz were interrogating the accused Irfan when his condition suddenly deteriorated and he became unconscious. He was immediately shifted to a hospital where he could not be revived.”

The complaint further mentions that “the case registered against the detained persons was suspicious.” Six officials have been named in the case.

However, the victim’s family has rejected the official version and is demanding the registration of a murder case under their own complaint.

Following the incident, the deceased’s relatives staged a sit-in protest outside the Sohrab Goth Edhi morgue, placing the body on the road to demand justice. Although the protest was briefly called off after assurances from senior police officers, the family has resumed their demonstration after the government’s complaint-led FIR was filed as culpable homicide.

Earlier reports indicated that seven SIU officials were suspended following the incident. Despite this, the family maintains that those responsible must face murder charges, not lesser accusations.

The case has once again raised questions about police accountability, custodial torture, and transparency in internal investigations.
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