A preliminary report of the post-mortem of Fatima, a 10-year-old housemaid who died in a haveli of a Pir in Khairpur due to torture, has been released, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
“Fatima’s body was in the initial stage of decomposition. Her face was blue on one side and green on the other. There were also torture marks on her body,” the report said.
“There were torture marks on her eyes, back, forehead, feet, knees and hands. Some components have been sent for microbiology tests,” it added.
“The medical board has expressed fear of rape with Fatima. It has confirmed torture of the girl” Sukkur Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Javed Jiskani said.
He added that he had issued directions to rescue the girl in the haveli and dropped them at their homes.
“By setting up a police camp in the haveli, the DNA samples of all the people will be taken,” he declared.
“It has been decided to obtain physical remand of the station house officer (SHO), head moharrir, doctor and compounder in the investigation,” he stated.
“The accused will be nominated in the case of concealing the facts and burying the girl’s body without postmortem,” he added.
Earlier, Khairpur police shifted Asad Shah Jeelani, prime suspect in the murder case of a 10-year-old maid Fatima Fariro, to hospital for his DNA test.
Sources told 24News 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.
The body parts taken from the girl's body would be sent to the laboratory for testing. The lab’s report will be received between a week and a month, sources hinted.
A 10-year-old domestic servant was allegedly tortured to death in Khairpur district of Sindh days after the Rizwana torture case shocked the nation.
The victim, identified as Fatima Furiro, worked as a maid at the house of an influential person, Pir Asad Shah Jeelani, in Ranipur town, located approximately 50 kilometers from Khairpur city.
The death of the minor girl came to light after a disturbing video surfaced on social media.
It showed seriously injured minor lying on floor while Jeelani sleeping on his bed close to her.
She can be seen struggling to stand up but soon collapses.
Reporters: Abdul Khaliq Mugheri and Waqar Hussain Mangi