Kota kinabalu: A special nine-member task force from the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been deployed to Sabah to take over the investigation into Zara Qairina Mahathir's case.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Office of the Inspector-General of Police Secretariat (Corporate Communications) stated that the deployment is part of the Royal Malaysia Police's (PDRM) commitment to ensuring a transparent, professional, and thorough investigation. The statement emphasized the seriousness with which PDRM views every loss of life, urging the public to allow the authorities to carry out their duties without interference and to refrain from speculation that could impede the investigation.

Last Friday, the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) announced the necessity of exhuming the remains of 13-year-old Zara Qairina to conduct a post-mortem. The AGC highlighted the need for further investigation by PDRM to ensure all aspects of the case are thoroughly examined.

The exhumation of Zara Qairina's body took place at the Tanjung Ubi Muslim Cemetery in Kampung Mesapol on Saturday, after which it was transported to Queen Elizabeth I Hospital in Kota Kinabalu. The remains were reburied at the same cemetery early this morning.

Zara Qairina was confirmed dead at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on July 17. She had been taken to the hospital after being found severely injured and unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory in Papar at 4 am on July 16.