Judgment announced: Court awards death penalty, life term to two in murder case

SARGODHA: A court awarded death sentence and life term to two accused for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Tuesday.

The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Zulfikar Ahmad. The prosecution told the court that accused Hashmatullah, resident of 49 Tail, Sargodha and his accomplices Asmatullah, Ehsanullah and Ikram, had gunned down two real brothers Haroon and Amjad over a property dispute a few years ago.

The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Hashmatullah and life imprisonment to Ehsanullah along with a fine of Rs0.4 million as compensation money. However, the court acquitted Asmatullah and Ikram over lack of evidence. The accused was sent to District Jail Sargodha.

Earlier on March 1, 2017, accused Shanaf had killed Adil over a land dispute in Parthanwala Village. The judge awarded death sentence to the accused and ordered him to pay fine of Rs200,000.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 30^th, 2017.