Summary Rangers' officials are also being questioned on Hussain's death.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Rangers Wednesday have intitiated an investigation into the death of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Aftab Hussain. The MQM leader passed away earlier this week while being in the custody of Rangers.
According to Rangers sources, the investigative team is analyzing Hussain’s death from multiple perspectives.
Rangers’ officials are also being questioned on Hussain’s death.
Meanwhile MQM observed a day of mourning today after MQM leader Dr Farooq Sattar’s coordinator, Aftab Hussain died in Jinnah hospital two days after arrest.
The party had announced on Tuesday to observe day-long mourning.
Dr Sattar had called for a fair probe into Hussain’s death. He said that Hussain’s family should be assured that he died of natural causes.
Rangers had taken Hussain in custody from his Federal B Area residence two days before his death. The paramilitary force had acquired 90-day remand of the suspect a day before he was admitted in hospital.
He was shifted to the hospital early Tuesday morning while the administration there stated that he died at 8:20am. Spokesperson of the armed force said that Hussain died of cardiac arrest after he was brought to the hospital.
In contrast to Rangers’ stance, MQM stated that he was tortured in Rangers custody and died because of that.
However, Rangers Sindh Director General (DG) Major General Bilal Akbar has formed a committee to probe the incident.
Funeral prayer of the deceased was offered in Numaish Chowrangi.
