The prosecution told the court that accused Mazhar alias Boota and his accomplice Asghar Ali had shot dead a shopkeeper Muhammad Naseer of Khurianwala Chowk for putting up resistance during a robbery bid in 2013.
Man gets life sentence in kidnapping case
Later, the police arrested them and submitted a challan in the court. After hearing witnesses, the judge awarded life imprisonment to Mazhar.
In addition, the court imposed a fine of Rs0.4 million on the convict which would be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased. The judge awarded 10 years jail term to Asghar and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him.
In another case, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shakeel Ahmed Sipra awarded life sentence to Kashif alias Kashi for killing his rival Naeem, a resident of Chak No 117-JB Dhanola.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2017.
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