E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 page 91 483. Iqbal Otho, a 14-year-old boy detained in mid-1993, was allegedly blindfolded for seven months in the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Centre in Hyderabad before being released in January 1994. The prolonged blindfolding impaired his vision and he became partially deaf as a result of being punched repeatedly in the ears. 484. Ghulam Hussain Magsi, arrested on 10 April 1994 in Qubo Saeed Khan, Sindh province, under accusation of stealing a cow, was reportedly held by police in an isolation cell. A doctor was taken to see him on 13 April and the following day police reported that he had hanged himself in his cell. Police officers had reportedly demanded money from his relatives for his release and it was alleged that he was in fact tortured to death. 485. Mohammad Asif, from Iqbal B-Line, Tando Alahyar, a 17-year-old member of the All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO), the student wing of the MQM, was reportedly arrested on 9 June 1994 by a station house officer (SHO). He was allegedly tortured and subsequently taken to Abbassi Shaheed Hospital for treatment. 486. Bachal Janwri, a prisoner in the District Jail, Larkana, died on 11 June 1994, allegedly after the medical superintendent of Civil Hospital had refused to admit him for treatment of tuberculosis without a court order. Although the court order was eventually obtained by his lawyer, his health by then had deteriorated so that he died upon admission to the hospital. 487. Zahid Ali Khan, an MQM activist, was arrested by police of Malir Extension police station on 22 June 1994 and was discovered dead by his family later that day at Jinnah Post-Graduate Institute Hospital. His body reportedly contained holes around the head and backbone, apparently made by an electric drill. His eyes had been gouged, his ears amputated and his shoulder and backbone were broken. Mohammad Murtaza, who was arrested with Yahid Ali Khan, was allegedly hung upside down for several hours. He was said to have witnessed the drilling of holes into Zahid Ali Khan. A medico-legal officer of the hospital confirmed that Zahid Ali Khan’s body contained marks of torture. 488. Rahim Dada Jamali, who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia, was reportedly approached at his home on 24 June 1994 by an assistant subinspector of the CIA and other police officers demanding a share of what they called the "Saudi Arabia bounty". After he refused to pay, the officers allegedly beat family members and took him, his brother and two cousins to CIA headquarters in Dadu. His relatives were released, but the police demanded that they secure 100,000 rupees to avoid having Rahim killed in an "encounter". When they returned with only 40,000 rupees a week later, the ASI allegedly beat Rahim in the face with rifle butts, as a result of which he died on 9 July 1994. His relatives tried repeatedly to lodge an FIR in the Dadu City police station, but the SHO refused to register the complaint and subsequently informed the CIA about the complaint. The ASI then allegedly threatened his relatives with death. The Human Rights Cell investigated the incident and the police officers involved have reportedly been suspended and arrested on a murder charge. The outcome of subsequent proceedings was unknown.