A post-mortem report indicated the cause of death to be excessive bleeding due to severe torture and injuries allegedly likely to be sustained while in police custody. However, Punjab Inspector General Dr. Usman Anwar categorically denied all allegations of torture by the Police and termed Ali Bilal's death the result of a brutal road accident. Dr. Usman Anwar claimed that the post-mortem reports were massively misinterpreted and that the Police could not be held liable for the death.
