To the gallows: Murder convict sentenced to death

Ejaz had killed his wife Shabana in 2014

SARGODHA: A court awarded death sentence to a murder convict in Sargodha.

The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Tariq Mehmood Jasra. The prosecution told the court that accused Muhammad Ejaz, a resident of Chak No 60/NB, had killed his wife Shabana over a domestic dispute on March 18, 2014.



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 Ejaz and imposed a fine of Rs 0.5 million on the convict.

Earlier, a court awarded death sentence to a convict for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha.

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.

However, the court acquitted all the four co-accused giving them the benefit of doubt.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 3^rd, 2017.