ATC sentences three LeJ workers to 14 years

Police arrested convicts in 2014 for possessing explosive material and illegal weapons


Web Desk April 20, 2015
Police arrested convicts for possessing explosive material and illegal weapons in 2014. STOCK IMAGE

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi sentenced three members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) to fourteen years in prison, Express News reported.

Ahmed Ahsan, Saud Altaf and Muhammad Naeem were produced before the court today. They were arrested in 2014 by Crime Investigation Department of police for possessing explosive material and illegal weapons.

On April 1, ATC sentenced two men to 31 years in prison, finding them guilty of attacking and injuring Rangers personnel and possessing illicit weapons.

Read: Two men sentenced to 31 years in jail

Muhammad Hassan and Umair were arrested in January 2014 after an encounter with law enforcers in Saddar.

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