GUJRANWALA: No evidence suggests that Gujranwala deputy commissioner (DC) Sohail Ahmed Tipu was murdered.

According to a press release by Multan Regional Police Officer Adrees Ahmed, who was the convener of a joint investigation team (JIT) probing the death of Tipu, a report by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, released on Monday, found no clue to murder in the case.

The JIT was formed by the Punjab government.

The team inspected the DC House and bedroom, where Tipu was found hanged on March 22. The team grilled the DC House employees, examined a CCTV footage and data on his computer, laptop and mobile phones. They also recorded a statement of the parents of Tipu who were staying with him.

The postmortem report and forensic lab agency report also found no evidence of murder.

The information gleaned from the doctors and medical history suggest that the deceased was suffering from acute depressive illness and thalassaemia.

Sources said the report of the death would be submitted to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif by April 4. A relative of the deceased DC has got a murder case registered against unidentified people.

The sources said the Punjab government gave a Rs10 million compensation to the family of the deceased for the treatment of his parents.

Tipu is survived by his widow, two daughters and a son.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2018