Bukit Aman criminal investigation department (CID) director M Kumar said the cops will obtain the advice and direction of the AGC following the ongoing investigation by a special task force.

Kumar said 195 witnesses have given their statements, including students, teachers, medical officers, security guards, dorm wardens, Zara’s parents and other material witnesses.

Zara was found unconscious at 4am on July 16 after allegedly falling from the third floor of her school’s hostel in Papar, Sabah. She died at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital the following day.

Her mother, Noraidah Lamat, filed a police report on Aug 3 stating that she recalled seeing bruises on parts of her daughter’s back during the Islamic funeral washing ritual.

Last weekend, the cops exhumed Zara’s body to allow for a post-mortem amid allegations of bullying.

On Wednesday, the AGC ordered for an inquest to be held into Zara’s death to determine whether there were criminal elements involved.

A date for the inquest will be set by the coroner’s court in Kota Kinabalu tomorrow.