An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to a man for kidnapping a jeweller, and taking ransom before releasing him.
Special Judge ATC-II Asif Majeed Awan convicted Amir alias “Teddy” for kidnapping Saleem Iqbal and obtaining Rs100,000 as ransom for his safe release.
The court also ordered confiscation of moveable and immovable assets of the convict.
Iqbal said that Amir kidnapped him at gunpoint and asked his brother for Rs100,000 as ransom.
He said his brother paid the ransom for his release.
The court handed down the death penalty on counts of kidnapping for ransom and terrorism.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2016.
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