LONDON: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has approached the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) over what he described as false, fabricated, and malicious allegations circulating on social media linking him and his son, Rawal Memon, to the alleged murder of Mir Raza Ali.
Ali’s body was found in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi last month, a day after he went missing on July 28.
A formal written complaint was submitted to the deputy director of the NCCIA Karachi Zone on Aug 9, 2026, through his lawyer, Advocate Syeda Malaika Naqvi, against certain social media accounts, allegedly harassing the complainant, creating and disseminating false and malicious content, and damaging the reputation and standing of Memon and his son.
Rawal Memon is currently in London on holiday. He told Geo News: “I am shocked to see the lies linking me and my father with an inhumane act. Those behind the lies must be brought to justice. We do not know the identities of the individuals operating various social media accounts, pages and groups. This is an organised smear campaign”.
Various posts, videos and statements against Memon and Rawal began circulating on the accounts, pages and groups on Aug 9. The complaint said the material circulating on social media alleged that a guesthouse in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, where Mir Ali Raza was allegedly tortured and killed, was owned by Memon and that Memon’s son, Rawal, left for London immediately after the incident and subsequently moved around with a bodyguard.
The complaint also alleged that the social media content sought to create an impression that the medical board related to the case had been changed “overnight”. It said Memon and his political party had also been accused of protecting those allegedly involved in the incident and obstructing the police investigation.
According to the application, claims concerning ownership of the guesthouse and Rawal’s departure for London and alleged movement with a bodyguard appeared in more or less identical wording on at least four different pages.
The complainant said the pattern appeared to indicate that the matter was not limited to a few isolated social media users but could be part of an organised and coordinated online campaign.
The complaint asked the NCCIA to identify, through modern technical and forensic investigations, the individuals operating the accounts. It also expressed concern that the continued circulation of the alleged content could harm the reputation, mental peace and personal security of the complainant and his son.
The complainant urged the NCCIA to take immediate notice of the matter, initiate a formal inquiry and conduct an independent investigation.
It called for a forensic and technical audit of the social media accounts and pages, and sought IP logs, device and SIM registration data and information about the relevant users to trace the individuals operating the original accounts.
