To the gallows: Man gets death penalty in murder case
Four co-accused acquitted
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SARGODHA:
A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Thursday.
JI demands death penalty for ‘honour’ killing
The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Ali. The prosecution told the court that accused Nasrullah, a resident of Chak No 162/NB, and his accomplices Nasir, Jevan Shah, Kaleem and Baqar Shah had gunned down a man Sarfaraz, over litigation matters on September 5, 2014.
The local police registered a case and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Nasrullah with a fine of Rs1 million as compensation money.
To the gallows: Murder accused gets death penalty
However, the court acquitted all the four co-accused giving them the benefit of doubt.
Earlier, a court awarded death sentence to a murder convict and life term to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. Convict Ramzan and his companions had gunned down Mehr over a property dispute in 2015. The judge handed down death sentence to Ramzan and awarded life term to two of his accomplices.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 27th, 2017.
A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha on Thursday.
JI demands death penalty for ‘honour’ killing
The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Ali. The prosecution told the court that accused Nasrullah, a resident of Chak No 162/NB, and his accomplices Nasir, Jevan Shah, Kaleem and Baqar Shah had gunned down a man Sarfaraz, over litigation matters on September 5, 2014.
The local police registered a case and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Nasrullah with a fine of Rs1 million as compensation money.
To the gallows: Murder accused gets death penalty
However, the court acquitted all the four co-accused giving them the benefit of doubt.
Earlier, a court awarded death sentence to a murder convict and life term to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. Convict Ramzan and his companions had gunned down Mehr over a property dispute in 2015. The judge handed down death sentence to Ramzan and awarded life term to two of his accomplices.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 27th, 2017.