KARACHI: The funeral prayers of Mustafa Amir, who was kidnapped and murdered last month, were offered today after Asr prayers at Masjid ali Khayaban-e-Mohafiz DHA Karachi on Sunday
The deceased’s parents, Wajiha Amir and Mujtaba Amir have requested prayers for his forgiveness, separate Fateha Khwani session for women is being held at the family’s residence between Asr and Maghrib prayers.
Preparations for the funeral were completed at Masjid Ali, where a large number of people, including family members, relatives, and well-wishers, attended the prayer, Edhi Foundation’s head, Faisal Edhi, was also present alongside Mustafa’s father.
The Mustafa murder case is one of the top stories on news channels nowadays. It is a case of the kidnapping and killing of a 23-year-old Karachi resident, one has to be careful while reporting such news as the choice of words, style of presentation, and thumbnails on YouTube videos often build opinions even before the court announces its judgement in the case. So, in this case, it is of great importance to gather all the available information with background and listen to all versions of the story to report it.
The following text is sourced from the police investigation and interrogation reports, court decisions, and people related to the Mustafa murder case.
Mustafa Amir, a DHA resident, was allegedly abducted on January 6, but the case made headlines when the Sindh policemen addressed a press conference next month. Six days later, the Balochistan Police recovered a charred body in a torched car and handed over it to the Edhi Foundation.
In a media talk on February 14, police claimed that his friends killed the kidnapped youth. They allegedly stuffed the body in the trunk of his car and torched it in Balochistan’s Dureji area. Police also claimed to have arrested the prime suspect’s friend, Sheraz aka Shavez Bukhari. It was Sheraz who disclosed the information during the investigation.
The prime suspect Armaghan was arrested during a raid bungalow in DHA following a ransom call to the family. Suspects allegedly demanded Rs20 million from the victim’s family. Sources within the police say the gun battle with the suspect continued for four hours. On February 20, Armaghan allegedly confessed to killing the victim as the chilling details of the report claimed that he offered the victim a “chance to escape before setting him on fire.” The charred vehicle in which Mustafa was allegedly burnt to death was present in Balochistan
