Sultan Zafar’s body exhumed 15 months after deat...

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• The family later raised concerns about the injuries Sultan had suffered.
• She said the family suspected that Sultan had been murdered.
• The family wants the new forensic examination to establish what happened before Sultan sustained his injuries.

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The body of 23-year-old medical student Sultan Zafar was exhumed in Karachi on Wednesday. The exhumation took place nearly 15 months after his death.

His family had requested the exhumation. They have raised questions about the circumstances of his death. The family also suspects that he may have been murdered.

A nine-member medical board carried out the exhumation at Kohi Goth Graveyard. The board included seven doctors and two mortuary attendants.

The team conducted a fresh post-mortem examination. It also collected samples from the body. The samples have been sent for chemical analysis.

The final post-mortem report will be prepared after the laboratory results are received. The findings could help investigators determine the nature of the injuries and clarify the circumstances surrounding his death.

A magistrate ordered the exhumation after receiving an application from Sultan’s family.

Professor of Radiology Dr Saba Sohail headed the medical board. The board also included doctors from forensic medicine, neurosurgery and medico-legal departments.