KARACHI, Aug 25: Additional civil judge-II and assistant district and sessions judge, Central, Qazi Mohammad Naeem Siddiqui, on Saturday adjourned the trial of accused Dr Kashif Mateen, son of Syed Mateen Zaidi, till Sept 12, who is facing charges of having stolen a kidney from Mohammad Kashif, son of Zamir Hussain Siddiqui, while the patient was undergoing surgery on May 7, 2006.

The court had indicted the accused on Aug 8, who had pleaded not guilty and opted to contest the case.

Following the accused’s statement the court had fixed Aug 25 for recording the statements of the prosecution witnesses, but due to lack of time the statements could not be recorded.

According to the prosecution, the plaintiff went to North Nazimabad’s Medi Complex Hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain. The clinic, which is run by the defendant, told Mr Kashif that he would have to undergo surgery to remove stones from his gall bladder.

The patient was given medication and operated upon, but the doctor did not tell him that one of his kidneys had been removed.