The convicts have also been directed to pay a fine of Rs100,000 each. PHOTO: STOCK IMAGE
The prosecution told the court that accused Jamshed had shot dead a passerby Kamran during a clash with his oponents. However, the police arrested him and submitted a challan in the court.
After hearing witnesses, the judge awarded life imprisonment to the accused. In addition, the court imposed a fine of Rs200,000 on the accused that would be given to the heirs of the deceased.
Earlier on February 25, a court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Muhammad Tariq. Accused Hassan Sher, resident of Jabbi village, Tehsil Johrabad, had gunned down a man Munawwar Shahzad, S/o Muhammad Azam, over a petty dispute in July 2015.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2017.
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