Murderer gets death sentence
Judge handed down death sentence to the accused along with a fine of Rs200,000 as compensation money
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SARGODHA:
A court awarded a death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Thursday.
The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Israr Zada. The prosecution told the court that accused Omar Farooq, resident of Chak No 117/SB, had killed a man Nawaz Cheema, over a business deal on August 14, 2007.
Death penalty in murder cases
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 the accused along with a fine of Rs200,000 as compensation money.
Earlier in 2017, a court awarded death sentence to a murder convict and life term to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Saadat Hussain Malik. Convict Muhammad Ramzan and his companions had gunned down Mehr over a property dispute in 2015.
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The judge handed down death sentence to Ramzan and awarded life term to two of his accomplices.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2017.
A court awarded a death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Thursday.
The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Israr Zada. The prosecution told the court that accused Omar Farooq, resident of Chak No 117/SB, had killed a man Nawaz Cheema, over a business deal on August 14, 2007.
Death penalty in murder cases
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 the accused along with a fine of Rs200,000 as compensation money.
Earlier in 2017, a court awarded death sentence to a murder convict and life term to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Saadat Hussain Malik. Convict Muhammad Ramzan and his companions had gunned down Mehr over a property dispute in 2015.
UN declines to take position on Jadhav's death sentence
The judge handed down death sentence to Ramzan and awarded life term to two of his accomplices.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2017.