Sarah Malik case: Investigators find strange atmosphere of Clifton’s hospital

The police investigators found a strange atmosphere at Clifton’s hospital where Dr Sarah Malik was an employee before her death in an apparent suicide by jumping into Seaview beach in Karachi.

SP Investigation South Zahida Parveen said in a press conference about Sara Malik, a woman who drowned in the Seaview beach on January 6, that a person named Jamal received a report about the girl’s drowning on Madadgar 15 on that day. The police took the girl’s bag and other things into custody. Other items including shoes, socks and a hospital card were found in the bag.

SP Parveen said these accused have created a strange atmosphere in the hospital, making it a place for obscene activities and creating a luxurious atmosphere in the hospital. The atmosphere was that every boy and girl in the hospital were friends with each other.

The deceased Sarah was a physiotherapist, but due to her attachment to animals, Shan Salim gave the deceased a position in the admin position during the 2 years of her employment here and they established a relationship. Sarah Malik was looking after the administrative affairs of the hospital.

When Sara came to know about Bisma and Shan’s relationship, she got hurt, Sara threw away her mobile phone in anger and left from there. SP Parveen said the rest of the staff are also involved in the investigation. The girl was not even sexually assaulted before her death. Shan Salim admitted that he has all kinds of access to the hospital.

According to Salim, Sara had taken drugs once. The hospital administration confirmed that Sarah used to work for them.

Sarah’s body was recovered from Seaview beach on Sunday morning. The family members identified the body.

The body was sent for autopsy where it was revealed that the body is not two days old. There are also marks of torture on the eyes and nose. Police arrested the owner of the hospital, Shan Salim and Waqas, while Bisma is still absconding, the search for which is ongoing, however, the cause of Sara’s death is not yet known.

During the probe, it was revealed that the accused Shan Salim deleted some records and CCTV footage of the hospital and Malik’s mobile phone was also hidden. Another accused Waqas is Shan’s partner and provides animal feed to the hospital, according to the media reports.

Sarah had relationships with Shan Salim, who came into relationship with another girl Bisma who was also appointed in the hospital later. After watching Bisma and Shan in a room, Sara was heartbroken.

Seaview suicide mystery of Dr Sarah Malik solved

According to the initial postmortem report, the body was not submerged in water and her clothes were the same told by the caller to inform the police. The girl had also scolded the caller.

The caller stands by his statement so far. The caller also made a video of the girl, in which her head was also visible, but the police did not find evidence of it. The caller, Jamal, has also been investigated. Hospital doctors, staff and Bisma have also been nominated.

Dr Shan Salim had deleted the CCTV footage on which he was arrested while the receptionist Aradhana was also questioned.

A 22-year-old girl Sarah Malik went missing from Karachi’s Seaview beach reportedly on Saturday and it was later transpired by police that she might have committed suicide while jumping into the sea. Police recovered her handbag near Do Darya with her identification and other documents.

The body of a female doctor who allegedly drowned at Karachi’s Seaview beach was recovered on Sunday morning.