To the gallows: Murder convict sentenced to death

Prosecution said Jamshed and his accomplices had shot Mujahid Ali over a property dispute in 2012

FAISALABAD:

Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Yaqoob on Friday awarded death sentence to a man he convicted of murder.

Prosecution said Jamshed and his accomplices Rashid, Arshad, Azmat, Asmat, Sajid, Khalid Husssain, Sabir Ali and Talib Hussain had shot Mujahid Ali over a property dispute in 2012.

After hearing the arguments and examining the evidence, the judge awarded death penalty to Jamshed and directed him to pay Rs100,000 compensation to heirs of the deceased. He would undergo an additional six-month term if he fails to pay the fine. The judge acquitted the others, giving them benefit of doubt.

Separately, Additional Sessions Judge Malik Ali Raza Awan awarded death sentence to a man he convicted of murder and acquitted three others.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 28^th, 2016.