Differences in the information received from the home of domestic worker Zeeshan Arshad, Mian Gonal Mandi Bahauddin, no case or complaint has been registered
The police investigation team has declared Zeeshan Arshad a person with criminal tendencies, has issued statements of involvement in illegal, unnatural activities
The information revealed by teachers, friends and former employers has raised many questions about the past, character and police attitude of the accused
Rawalpindi: There has been a difference in the information received from the police investigation and the home of domestic worker Zeeshan Arshad, who has been declared the main accused in the Hina Javed murder case.
The police investigation team has declared Zeeshan Arshad as a person with criminal tendencies, and has issued statements about his involvement in illegal, unnatural activities, however, when a private TV channel checked the records of the Miana Gondal police station, no previous case or complaint was found against the accused. The private news channel team reached Zeeshan Arshad’s native area and reviewed the local police records and spoke to his teachers, friends and former employers. The information that came to light during this time has raised many questions about the accused’s past, character and the police’s stance.
No criminal background found in local police records
According to the investigation of the private news channel, there was no previous case or complaint against Zeeshan Arshad in the records available at the Miana Gondal police station, the local police also did not confirm the existence of any previous criminal record or complaint against him.
Was there an investigation in the accused’s native area?
In the investigation of the private news channel team, the Miana Gondal police station was initially unaware of the Hina Javed murder case, but later referred to the news of the case through the media. The local police say that the investigation team of the Hina Javed murder case has not contacted them till date. There is no information about recording the statement of any person at the local level. The question is whether an investigation was conducted in the accused’s native area to check his past and character. What was the scope of the investigation and to what extent local information was included.
Opinion of teachers, friends and former owners
The private news channel also spoke to Zeeshan Arshad’s teachers, friends, local councilors and former owners. These people expressed their observations about the character and past of the accused. Qari Mushtaq, the teacher of the madrasa where the accused studied for two to two and a half years, said that he rejects the impression that the accused was involved in any immoral or unnatural act, he does not think Zeeshan Arshad could commit such a big crime. The accused’s friend Anas, who runs a shop in the local market, said that he has been friends with the accused Zeeshan Arshad for five years. The accused’s friend said that there have been minor fights. Anas said that the police’s statement is not true. Zeeshan has been sending pictures or videos to his friends.
He has never sent us any pictures or videos. Zeeshan’s former owner Muhammad Rafiq Bhatti, who is retired from the Air Force and now runs a travel agency, said that the accused’s family has a religious background. His grandfather was the Imam of our village. The accused has been working with him for a long time. He cannot confirm that the accused was involved in any illegal activity. He also strongly rejected the police’s position that the accused was involved in any unnatural or immoral activity. Muhammad Rafiq Bhatti said that the accused's childhood has passed in front of him, no complaints have ever come to light, they are poor people who have to go somewhere for hard work, they do not know the real truth of the accident that happened in Rawalpindi, however, they confirm with reference to the accused and his family that he cannot do this work. Another former owner of accused Zeeshan Arshad, Muhammad Saleem, who runs a book shop, said that the accused has been working for him for one and a half years, he is an honest boy and his character was also good, no wrongdoing has ever come to light.
The person who employed accused Zeeshan Arshad in Hina Javed's house, Taswar, did not give his position on camera, however, he said that Zeeshan Arshad was employed by the deceased's brother-in-law Kamil Asghar after a regular investigation seven months ago. Kamil Asghar also asked for Zeeshan Arshad's domicile and father's identity card. After reassuring him, Zeeshan Arshad went to his house for work. Haji Shahbaz, the hairdresser of accused Zeeshan Arshad's village He said that Zeeshan often came to him for a haircut, he is a good-natured boy and never quarreled. Area councilor Muhammad Mansha said that no fault was ever identified in the accused, the family is also good, if anyone complains about the accused or his family at the local level, he will take full responsibility for it.
The main question: What is the basis of the police's claim?
In the Hina Javed murder case, the police investigation team has declared Zeeshan Arshad as the main accused in the light of his previous tendencies and forensic reports, while the private news channel did not find any previous case or complaint in the local police records available in the accused's native area. According to the police, Zeeshan Arshad himself has confessed to several crimes. The forensic reports are also against it. Both the information apparently have different aspects, but it cannot be concluded from them that the police's position is wrong or the accused is innocent. The real issue is to examine on what basis the police made the claims regarding Zeeshan Arshad's character and alleged criminal tendencies and whether this material can be independently verified. The original forensic reports of the deceased Hina Javed have not yet come to light. The police have not even submitted the challan despite the passage of almost 3 months.
