*GUJRANWALA*: A report by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, released onMonday, found no clue of murder in the case of DC Gujranwala Sohail Tipu.
The investigation team inspected the DC House and bedroom, where Tipu wasfound hanged on March 22. The team grilled the DC House employees, examineda CCTV footage and data on his computer, laptop and mobile phones. Theyalso recorded a statement of the parents of Tipu who were staying with him.
The postmortem report and forensic lab agency report also found no evidenceof murder.
According to reports, a night before Tipu was found, he had spoken to hismother. Later in the day, his office staffers had requested her to checkwhy he wasn’t picking their calls. Tipu’s mother went to check on him inhis room to find him hanging from a ceiling fan.
A case was registered under Sections 302 (premeditated murder), 324(attempted murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code onthe complaint of the deceased’s uncle Akram Tahir at the Civil Lines PoliceStation soon after the incident was reported.
Tipu was appointed as deputy commissioner in Gujranwala on December 11,2017. He has three daughters and one son, who reside in Lahore.