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KARACHI: Investigators probing the murder case of young businessman Mir Raza Ali have sought the technical expertise of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to unlock the deceased’s digital footprint, it emerged on Wednesday. IBA graduate and owner of the eatery Wafflix Mir Raza had gone missing on July 28 and his bullet-riddled body was found a day later in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. A seven-member team, headed by DIG Amir Farooqui, is currently investigating the case. Sources said they are trying to retrieve Raza’s “digital records / WhatsApp account details” through the NCCIA to determine whether there is anything suspicious. Police will not rest until killers are exposed, IGP tells Abad They believe that unlocking his digital footprint could help untangle the case. The sources said that the investigation team also recorded the statement of the online cab driver who dropped Mir Raza in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on July 28. Abad expresses concern over Raza’s murder, extorti...

Investigators probing the murder of young business owner Mir Raza Ali on Tuesday received the chemical examiner’s report and one DNA report, but said the findings were not yet “conclusive” enough to determine the direction of the investigation, Dawn has learnt. Owner of eatery Wafflix, Ali had gone missing on July 28, and his body was found a day later with a gunshot wound in bushes in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Investigators are also awaiting the findings of other samples and the police surgeon’s final report in light of the laboratory findings. The DNA report confirmed the identity of the deceased, ruling out theories circulating on social media that someone else might have been killed. Informed sources told Dawn that the chemical analysis of samples taken during the first post-mortem examination had revealed three key findings. First, it confirmed the presence of gunshot residue on the back of the perforation in the deceased’s shirt, indicating an entry wound. Second, traces of acid were found on his shi...