E/CN.4/1995/34 page 104 537. Mohammad Sarwar, a trade union activist of Thatta Sindh, was arrested along with 23 other trade union activists in their quarters in the Dewan Sugar Mill colony on 26 July 1993 by officers of Mirpurbathoro police station. The management of the mill had reportedly filed a complaint against the activists. They were allegedly tortured in custody so as to pressure them to resign their positions. Mohammad Sarwar was said to have sustained spinal injuries in police custody and to have died as a result. The Thatta district magistrate ordered an investigation, the result of which was unknown. 538. Nazir Ahmed, from Karache, Sindh, was arrested on 19 July 1993 by officials from Kharadar police station. When brought before a magistrate on 31 July, he was reportedly sent to Landhi jail, as he had sustained serious injuries in custody. At Landhi, he allegedly received no medical attention for his injuries. On 3 August he was transferred to Civil Hospital, Karachi, where he died. His body was said to have extensive cut marks and injuries to his genitals. Doctors at the hospital reportedly stated that his death had been due to severe torture. 539. Noor Muhammad Qureshi was arrested on 23 December 1992 in Phuleli by four officers of Pinyari police station in Hyderabad district. His family members were said to have observed the police beating him with sticks and fists. He was allegedly taken away bleeding in a van and two hours later his body was found with a broken arm and multiple bruises in a nearby canal. Although the Pinyari police reportedly refused to register a complaint brought by family members, the Sindh High Court heard their petition in April 1993. The outcome of those proceedings was unknown. 540. Gulloo Machhi, from Kot Nizamani village near Tando Jam, Sindh, was arrested during a raid of his village by officers of Chambar police station on 25 April 1993. The next day police reportedly handed his body over to his family, telling them he had committed suicide by slicing his throat. It was alleged that he had in fact been tortured to death for failing to pay a bribe and that a post-mortem had been falsified under police pressure to show suicide as the cause of death. On 29 May, the family reportedly had the body exhumed, and a second autopsy was said to have cast doubt on the results of the first post-mortem. 541. Ten men were taken into custody on 12 August 1992 after around 30 uniformed men of the Ghotki police and the army raided Deh Issa Wali village in Sukkur district, Sindh. Sattar Bux, Ali Mohammad Qamruddin Indhar, Khadim Indhar and Subhoi Indhur were allegedly tortured at Ghotki police station. Another villager, Jaffar, was reportedly arrested on 19 September and subsequently tortured. Mohammad Qamruddin, Khadim Indhar and Subhoi Indhur were said to have died as a result of their treatment in custody. 542. Farooq Ahmed, the 70-year-old father of the Secretary General of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), Imram Farooq, Mushtaq Saigol, an MQM member and former advisor to the Sindh chief minister, and his two sons Norman and Amir Saigol were arrested on 31 October 1992 in Karachi by police, army and Rangers. During the arrest, Mushtaq Saigol’s wife Shanaz Saigol was allegedly hit with rifle butts and was threatened that her sons would be killed if she did not reveal the whereabouts of Imran Farooq. The four arrested men were