Man gets death penalty for sexually assaulting, murdering woman

Court acquits two for lack of evidence

DERA GHAZI KHAN: A court awarded death sentence to a man for sexually assaulting and murdering a woman in Dera Ghazi Khan.

The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Khizar Hayat. The prosecution told the court that accused Faisal Iqbal, Hafiz Kamal and Shahid had sexually assaulted a woman Yasmeen Kausar a few years ago. However, the police arrested them and registered an FIR no 376/302 against them.



The police produced the accused before the court where they were found guilty of the murder. After hearing witnesses and analysing the evidence, the court awarded death sentence to the Faisal. The court also imposed a fine of Rs0.5 million that would be paid to the heirs of the victims. However, the judge acquitted Hafiz and Shahid over lack of evidence.



Earlier in May 2017, a man was sentenced to death in a murder case in Dera Ghazi Khan. The judgment was announced by District and Session Judge Chaudhry Muneer Ahmad.

 

The prosecution told the court that accused Ghulam Akbar had gunned down Ghulam Mustafa over a dispute of laying pipeline in Sakhi Sarwar police limits. The police arrested the accused and registered an FIR no 15/83 against him.

After hearing witnesses and analysing the evidence, the court awarded death sentence to the Ghulam Akbar.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 7^th, 2017.