Mir Raza Ali CCTV Timeline Adds Fresh Turn to Karachi Murder Case

Investigators in Karachi have obtained fresh CCTV footage in the murder case of businessman Mir Raza Ali Khan, adding a new timeline to one of the city’s most closely followed criminal investigations. The footage was reportedly recovered from a camera installed at a mosque near the place where his body was found, giving police another route to reconstruct events around the discovery.

According to investigative sources cited in the report, Mir Raza Ali had gone missing on July 28 after leaving his home in PECHS Block 2. His bullet-riddled body was later found on July 29 in bushes opposite the University of Karachi, near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

The newly obtained footage has helped investigators establish key timings linked to the body’s discovery. Sources said a gardener first saw the body at around 11:52 a.m. on July 29 and informed police, after which the first police personnel arrived at the location on a motorcycle.

A police mobile unit later reached the scene, while an ambulance reportedly arrived at approximately 12:50 p.m. and left with the body at around 1:46 p.m. Investigators also noted that the crime scene team had not reached the location even more than two hours after the body was first reported, a detail that may become important in reviewing the early handling of the case.

Sources further said the gardener had watered the same area a day earlier, on July 28, and had not seen any body there at that time. This detail may help investigators narrow the possible window during which the body was brought to, or left at, the location where it was ultimately found.

The case has remained under public attention because of the circumstances surrounding Mir Raza Ali’s disappearance and death. His family and legal representatives have repeatedly demanded a transparent investigation, while police have continued examining forensic material, digital evidence and movements around the recovery site.

Investigators have also carried out geofencing in the area where the body was found. Additional CCTV footage is being reviewed to identify possible vehicles, suspects, witnesses or movement patterns that could help determine how the body reached the site and who may have been present nearby.

The development is significant for Karachi’s policing and criminal justice process because high-profile murder probes often depend on timely preservation of crime scenes, accurate digital evidence and coordination between field units and forensic teams. Any delay or missing link can affect both public confidence and the strength of a future prosecution.

For the victim’s family, the CCTV timeline may provide a clearer picture of the hours following the discovery, but many questions remain unanswered. Police will now need to connect the footage with geofencing records, forensic findings, witness statements and earlier evidence to identify the suspects and establish a complete chain of events.

The next stage of the investigation is expected to focus on matching surveillance material with mobile-location data and other evidence gathered from the scene. Public attention is likely to remain fixed on whether the new footage helps investigators move from reconstruction of the timeline to arrests and formal accountability.