Hina Javed's family alleges 'evidence tampering' in murder probe, seeks NCHR's intervention

The brother of Hina Javed, who was found dead last month, has written to the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR), requesting intervention in the investigation of her sister’s murder case, as the family alleges that the probe was compromised. Hina, a 45-year-old digital media executive, was found dead at her residence in Rawalpindi, with police noting signs of torture. Her husband and their domestic worker were arrested as Javed’s family accused them of murdering her, while her father-in-law was questioned as part of the investigation. Initially handed into police custody , the husband and domestic worker were later sent to jail on judicial remand. Writing on behalf of Hina’s family, in a letter dated September 10 and seen by Dawn , her brother Fahad said: “We are constrained to approach the Commission because the investigation to date has not been conducted impartially.

” He claimed the family had “proof of evidence tampering” by a brother of Hina’s husband. “We fear that the truth is being suppressed,” he added. Fahad wrote that Hina’s family had “a detailed meeting” with police officials investigating the case on September 4, in which the attendees discussed “the flaws in the investigation, the direction it has taken, and its deviation from the FIR” (first information report). He claimed that the responsibility for Hina’s murder was being shifted from her husband , who was the main suspect, to the domestic worker. The victim’s brother further said the husband’s brother had been “instrumental in ensuring that the investigation and the evidence do not surface against” the main suspect. According to the letter, the family was in possession of his voice notes to Fahad and Hina’s brother-in-law Ahmer, which proved that he had “colluded” with the police. The letter…