Man gets death penalty for killing cousin, niece

Convict had shot dead Amina and Saima over family dispute.

SARGODHA: A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a dual murder case in Sargodha on Thursday. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Shaikh Shehzad Ahmad.

The prosecution told the court that accused Tasawwar Abbas, resident of Asmat Colony, Bhalwal ad gunned down his cousin Amina Bibi and niece Saima Bibi over a family dispute in 2015. 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 Tasawwar along with a fine of Rs200,000 as compensation money. The accused was sent to District Jail Sargodha. Meanwhile, in another murder case an additional district and sessions court awarded death sentence to a man.



The prosecution told the court that accused Mudassir Abbas, a resident of Chak 72, had gunned down his father Zafar Abbas over a marriage dispute.



After hearing the arguments, the judge awarded death sentence to the accused along with a fine of Rs200,000 as compensation money. The culprit was sent to district Jail Sargodha. Earlier in April 2017, an additional and sessions court awarded death sentence to a man in a murder case in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Additional District and Sessions judge Khizar Hayat handed down the death sentence to Muhammad Farooq, who along with his son Saifuddin, had opened fire on Hasan and his sons Majid and Qasim. The victims suffered bullet injures and Majid died at a hospital during treatment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs400,000 on the accused. Similarly, an additional and district court awarded death sentence to an accused in a murder case in Sialkot.  The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Nadeem Ansari.



The prosecution told the court that accused Shanaf had killed Adil over a land dispute in Parthanwala Village two years back. However, the police arrested the accused and presented the challan in the court. After hearing arguments, the judge awarded death sentence to the accused and ordered him to pay Rs200,000 compensation money to the heirs of the deceased.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2017.