Man gets 35-year jail term for murdering minor boy in Faisalabad

The judge handed down death sentence to the accused along with a fine of Rs0.15 million as compensation money


APP September 13, 2017
PHOTO: REUTERS

FAISALABAD: A court awarded 35 years imprisonment to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad on Tuesday.

The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Naeem Saleem. The prosecution told the court that accused Abdur Rehman, resident of Chak No 206/RB, had murdered a seven-year-old boy Qurban Ali, on January 21, 2016.

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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 Rs0.15 million as compensation money.



Earlier in January 2017, an anti-terrorist court awarded 35 years imprisonment to a convict who was involved in terrorist activities in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by ATC Judge Tariq Mehmood Zargham.

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The prosecution told the court that counter terrorism department officials arrested Niaz Muhammad from Lorry Adda Sargodha on January, 24, 2016 and seized two suicidal jackets and a pistol from his possession. Niaz was also wanted by the police in a number of terrorist activities in the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 13th, 2017.

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