The brother of the deceased model and actor Humaira Asghar Ali has criticized the media to inform that the family refused to claim their body.
Earlier this week, the partially broken body of Humaira was found in his apartment rented in the exclusive Defense Housing Authority (DHA) of Karachi when the police entered to enforce an eviction ordered by the Court.
Police said Wednesday that I could have died about six months ago, citing the expiration date of the food that remained in the refrigerator and its telephone records, both as of September 2024.
They also said that when he approached him, his family in Lahore, particularly his father, refused to take the body for the burial, triggering the shock throughout the entertainment industry. A day before, Brother Naveed Asghar arrived in Karachi to take the body to Lahore for burial. Police had declared that the actor’s body would be delivered to his brother after DNA’s coincidence.
An autopsy report by police surgeon Summaiya Syed today, seen by Dawn.comHe confirmed that the body was in an “advanced stage of decomposition” and at least eight months of age.
Speaking to journalists last night, Naveed said: “The body was in police custody. The police had kept the body for investigation before calling us (the family) to claim it.”
He said that during the last three days, the family was in contact with Chhipa and the Police, including the Officer of the Faooq Ahmed Sanjrani station of the Gizri Police.
“According to the guidelines, we were [eventually] I’m going to receive the body and perform the rites, ”he said.
Naveed criticized the media for informing that the family had refused to accept Humaira’s body, revealing that his parents were “distressed” due to the recent death of another close relative.
“Due to the body’s condition, we could not take it at that time,” he said, adding that the police were carrying out legal procedures before delivery.
“The media approach was completely in our family. He never highlighted other possible causes of death,” he said.
Naveed acknowledged that his sister’s body was several months old, urging that the media should urge the authorities to manage the installation of CCTV cameras in each house with an tenant.
Naveed also said that Humaira was an “independent person” who would not visit the family for prolonged periods.
“He moved to Karachi and had been living here for the past seven years … he would visit his home after several months or even a year sometimes,” he said. “He did not contact us for a year, although our mother approached her asking about her whereabouts.”
He continued: “His mobile phone had been off during the last six months, so our mother could not contact Humaira. We could not track his number either.”
Authorities, celebrities intervene for the funeral of the late actor
The reports that suggested that Humaira’s family had refused to affirm that his body led the authorities and celebrities to present and assume responsibility for his burial.
The Department of Culture of Sindh offered to take care of the funeral and funeral of Humaira if no relative was willing to do so.
In a notification issued by the Department of Culture of Sindh on Thursday, the Minister of Culture, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, realized his death. He was “very harmed by the non -cooperation of his legal heirs to take care of the custody of the body for burial.”
“In the light of this situation and considering its contributions to the arts and culture of the country, the Department of Culture is willing to assume responsibility for its burial arrangements with respect and dignifiedly,” said the notice.
Meanwhile, several members of the entertainment fraternity also approached the police, expressing their willingness to make the last rites and organize the burial. The actors Yashma Gill and Sonya Hussayn were among many who offered themselves as volunteers to assume the responsibility of organizing the burial.
The group of actors from Pakistan, a commercial body that represents the actors in the country, had also announced that it will ensure that “resting with the dignity and respect of every human being deserves.”
“In our family, nobody forgets. No member is left behind. We join together, in life, in loss and in memory,” the organization wrote in a statement on Wednesday.
