Karachi court grants police more time in Raza murder case
Investigating officer sought 14-day extension, citing ongoing probe and information received about a Binance cryptocurrency account.
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted police more time to submit the final charge sheet in the murder case of Mir Raza Ali, according to Dawn.
Investigating officer DSP Sirajuddin Lashari appeared before Judicial Magistrate (East) and submitted an application seeking a 14-day extension to file the final police report. In the application, the officer stated that the investigation was still ongoing.
The investigating officer informed the court that authorities had received information regarding a cryptocurrency account held by Mir Raza on the Binance platform. He said that in light of this information, he had filed a further application. Dawn did not provide details of that application in its published excerpt.
The court accepted the request and granted the additional time to complete the investigation and file the final charge sheet. No further details of the case were immediately available.
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