The second post-mortem report in the death case of young Karachi entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali has revealed multiple severe injuries, fractures and gunshot wounds, further strengthening suspicions that he was murdered.

The report, prepared after the exhumation of Raza’s body, states that the bullet entered from behind and passed through the chest, with an entry wound measuring 0.8 centimetres and an exit wound also documented.

Black marks were found around the bullet’s entry wound, while two round wounds were detected on the heart. The report also noted blackened areas on the muscles at the back of the heart.

The medical findings documented a deep wound on the right side of Raza’s skull, fractures at different parts of the skull and clotted blood in the affected areas.

A 12-centimetre fracture was found in the right hip bone, while four teeth in the upper jaw were damaged. The sixth rib on the right side was also fractured and found broken into several pieces.

The report said injuries were sustained before death and that there was evidence of bleeding from the wounds. Injuries were also found on the feet, below the jaw and on the forehead.

The bullet wound to Raza’s back also caused blood to accumulate in the lungs, according to the report.

The findings emerged after an eight-member medical board exhumed Raza’s body at the PECHS Society graveyard on Saturday for a second post-mortem. The medical team reached the graveyard at 10:50am, while the body was taken out of the grave at 11:50am.

The report said approximately 12 days had passed between Raza’s death and the second post-mortem. By the time of the examination, decomposition of the body had already begun.

The board collected 17 samples for chemical and forensic analysis. The final findings are expected after the analysis of the samples is completed.

The second post-mortem was conducted after Karachi Police Surgeon Dr Samia Syed raised 14 objections to the original post-mortem conducted on July 29.

Her objections included the absence of an X-ray, failure to collect hand swabs for gunshot residue testing, inadequate examination of firearm injuries and insufficient documentation of the bullet’s entry, path and exit.

Dr Syed had also questioned why a DNA sample was not collected despite Raza’s face being unrecognisable. She had further raised concerns over the documentation and forensic photography of the injuries.

The eight-member board was headed by Dr Samia Syed. Its members included Dow University Professor Dr Nasim Ahmed, forensic expert Dr Farah Wasim, CPLC forensic identification expert Aamir Hassan Khan, and Dr Kamran, Dr Sri Chand and Dr Daniyal Mirza.

The development follows a dispute over the composition of the medical board. The Sindh Health Department had replaced the original eight-member board with a five-member board, prompting strong objections from Raza’s family.

The family had refused to accept the new board, resulting in the postponement of the exhumation. The original eight-member board was later restored before the exhumation, with Dr Syed as its convener.

The latest findings also come against the backdrop of conflicting positions held by the police and Raza’s family over the cause of death.

The police had previously said investigators were around 90% convinced that Raza’s death was a suicide and that the case involved financial transactions.

Raza’s family, however, repeatedly rejected the theory and accused police of focusing on financial matters instead of properly investigating the possibility of murder.

Following the second post-mortem, lawyer Jibran Nasir said the medical evidence had established that Raza was subjected to violence before being killed. He said 17 samples had been sent for analysis and expressed no confidence in the current investigation team.

Nasir demanded that the entire investigation team be replaced and alleged that police were harassing Raza’s family instead of properly investigating the case.

Raza’s mother said the family had maintained from the outset that he was murdered based on what they had seen before the post-mortem. His father, Mir Hussain Ali, also reiterated that he had been saying since July 30 that his son was killed.

Nasir also said an inquiry had been sought against the doctor who conducted the first post-mortem and claimed that the doctor had subsequently been suspended.

The second post-mortem report provides further forensic evidence regarding the injuries and bullet trajectory, but the final determination of the circumstances, motive and responsibility for Raza’s death will depend on the complete investigation and forensic analysis of the collected samples.

Mir Raza Ali, 25, went missing from Karachi’s Ferozabad area before his body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on July 29.

The initial medical examination had attributed his death to a gunshot wound. His family later expressed dissatisfaction with the initial findings after noticing what they described as marks of violence and burns on his body.