Crime and punishment: Man sentenced to death for murder

DERA GHAZI KHAN: A court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for murdering a shopkeeper. Three other accused were acquitted by the court. According to the prosecution, Rauf, Maqsood, Shakoor and Waqas had murdered Muhammad Azam Saroya after an argument. They had also injured Saroya’s two brothers in the scuffle. On Thursday, the court found Rauf guilty and freed the rest by giving them the benefit of the doubt. He was also fined Rs1 million.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 19^th, 2014.