ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (TNS): Chief Justice (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday came down hard on doctors who had prepared a medical report for Shahrukh Jatoi, the prime suspect in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, even making an unannounced visit to the Jinnah Hospital to see for himself how the hospital was running its affairs. Shahrukh Jatoi’s report, prepared by the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and read out in court by the Inspector General of Sindh’s Prison Police, Nusrat Magan, had clearly not satisfied the CJP, who questioned the standards of the medical institute.
According to reports, the document had stated that Jatoi was suffering from piles, which surprised Justice Nisar as he recalled that the accused had actually complained of a cardiac issue.
The chief justice was further displeased when Magan told him that Jatoi had been transferred to a ‘C’ category jail.
“Why is a murder convict kept in ‘C’ class?” the chief justice demanded. “Why isn’t he in a dark cell?”
Magan responded that prisoners are kept in ‘C’ class until the SC confirms their sentence.The CJP also ordered jail authorities to submit a report on the number of prisoners that are transferred from the jail to the hospital to receive medical care.
Jatoi was among three accused in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, Siraj Talpur and Sajjad Talpur being the other two, who had been arrested after the SC revoked their bails earlier this month. The fourth accused, Ghulam Murtaza Lashari, a servant of the Talpurs, had already been in jail.
