Man gets death penalty for murdering mother

SARGODHA: A court awarded death sentence to a man for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Thursday. The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Sohail Ikram.

The prosecution told the court that accused Muhammad Bilal, resident of Chak 64, had murdered his mother over a property dispute on June 27, 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 Bilal along with a fine of Rs0.2 million as compensation money. The convict was shifted to District Jail Sargodha.



Earlier, a court sentenced a man to death for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal Ranjha.

The prosecution told the court that accused Sheikh Muhammad, resident of Bhakkar, and his son Azhar Hussain, had gunned down their relative Amir Shahzad over a domestic dispute in 2015.

After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Shaikh Muhammad along with a fine of Rs0.2 million as compensation money. However, the judge acquitted Azhar Hussain over lack of evidence.

Similarly, 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.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 26^th, 2017.