Doctors learn nothing new as rape victim Shahzadi exhumed
ISLAMABAD: The doctors could not ascertain the cause of death of Shahzadi Bibi or possibility of her being raped before death while Sawera Hakim was confirmed to have been raped and strangled after the dead bodies of the two Bhara Kahu victims were exhumed on Wednesday.
The medical team from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, including Dr. Nasreen Butt and Dr. Naseer, monitored the exhumation process at a graveyard and collected samples of the dead bodies.
Dr. Nasreen Butt, a member of the medical team and Medico Legal Officer at PIMS who had also conducted post mortem of Shahazdi Bibi, while speaking to The Spokesman said, “The cause of death and possibility of rape could not be confirmed as Shahzadi’s corpse was not in a state to be verified the same.”
“The dead body was completely burned by her murderer(s). It was also charcoaled internally due to burns and the same made it difficult for us [doctors] to examine the body,” the lady doctor said. “However the medical team has collected samples from different parts of her body, which will be sent to a forensic lab in Lahore for further tests.”
She added, “I have already stated at the time of her post mortem that her charcoaled body is difficult to examine and to ascertain whether she was raped or not. Her DNA samples taken during the postmortem are also not enough to confirm that whether she was burned alive or after her death. After a lapse of almost two months of her death, it has become complicated for the doctors to examine her as her dead body has been more decayed,” Dr. Nasreen added.
On the other hand, the dead body of Sawera Hakim, the deceased daughter of a police superintendent and the second victim of Bhara Kahu case, was also exhumed on Tuesday by the same medical team under the supervision of Bhara Kahu police. Dr. Naseer who monitored the exhumation told The Spokesman that the dead body had decayed after five months of her burial; however the medical team collected samples from the dead body. “The team collected some evidence from the dead body of Sawera Hakim to confirm her death cause. The dead body was having some marks on her neck which indicates that she may have died due to strangulation. The initial report and the body samples also reveals that the deceased was also raped,” Dr. Naseer said. He said the initial report of both exhumations will be submitted to the police on Thursday.
The deputy commissioner of Islamabad Amir Ali Ahmed on Saturday 23rd March allowed the capital police to exhume the dead body of Shahzadi Bibi aged 11 years who was murdered on 15th February 2013, and Sawera Hakim aged 18, murdered on 4th November 2012. The capital police have already arrested two accused namely Ibrar Qazi and Zahra Mehek for raping and murdering Shahzadi and Sawera. The couple during the investigation not only confessed to the murders, but also revealed that three more girls were raped by Ibrar Qazi with the assistance of Zahra Mehek.
The medical team from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, including Dr. Nasreen Butt and Dr. Naseer, monitored the exhumation process at a graveyard and collected samples of the dead bodies.
Dr. Nasreen Butt, a member of the medical team and Medico Legal Officer at PIMS who had also conducted post mortem of Shahazdi Bibi, while speaking to The Spokesman said, “The cause of death and possibility of rape could not be confirmed as Shahzadi’s corpse was not in a state to be verified the same.”
“The dead body was completely burned by her murderer(s). It was also charcoaled internally due to burns and the same made it difficult for us [doctors] to examine the body,” the lady doctor said. “However the medical team has collected samples from different parts of her body, which will be sent to a forensic lab in Lahore for further tests.”
She added, “I have already stated at the time of her post mortem that her charcoaled body is difficult to examine and to ascertain whether she was raped or not. Her DNA samples taken during the postmortem are also not enough to confirm that whether she was burned alive or after her death. After a lapse of almost two months of her death, it has become complicated for the doctors to examine her as her dead body has been more decayed,” Dr. Nasreen added.
On the other hand, the dead body of Sawera Hakim, the deceased daughter of a police superintendent and the second victim of Bhara Kahu case, was also exhumed on Tuesday by the same medical team under the supervision of Bhara Kahu police. Dr. Naseer who monitored the exhumation told The Spokesman that the dead body had decayed after five months of her burial; however the medical team collected samples from the dead body. “The team collected some evidence from the dead body of Sawera Hakim to confirm her death cause. The dead body was having some marks on her neck which indicates that she may have died due to strangulation. The initial report and the body samples also reveals that the deceased was also raped,” Dr. Naseer said. He said the initial report of both exhumations will be submitted to the police on Thursday.
The deputy commissioner of Islamabad Amir Ali Ahmed on Saturday 23rd March allowed the capital police to exhume the dead body of Shahzadi Bibi aged 11 years who was murdered on 15th February 2013, and Sawera Hakim aged 18, murdered on 4th November 2012. The capital police have already arrested two accused namely Ibrar Qazi and Zahra Mehek for raping and murdering Shahzadi and Sawera. The couple during the investigation not only confessed to the murders, but also revealed that three more girls were raped by Ibrar Qazi with the assistance of Zahra Mehek.
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