ATC reserves judgement in Zainab murder case
Verdict will be announced on February 17
Sceengrab of CCTV footage of Zainab's alleged abduction in Kasur.
LAHORE:
The anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the case of the rape and murder of minor Zainab completed its arguments on Thursday and reserved its judgement.
The verdict will be announced on February 17.
Zainab case: Accused confesses to more murders
On Monday, the ATC indicted Ali and started regular proceedings after the accused refused to accept the charges leveled against him in the challan submitted by the police. ATC judge Sajjad Ahmad also recorded statements of 20 prosecution witnesses during proceedings that lasted 11 hours.
According to the police investigation, Ali took Zainab to an under-construction house where he raped and killed her and later threw her body at a dumping site near her house. Zainab was kidnapped from near her aunt’s house in Kasur on January 4. Her body was discovered five days later.
The public demand for immediate arrest of the culprit resulted in an unprecedented search in which almost all law enforcement and secret agencies took part.
The anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the case of the rape and murder of minor Zainab completed its arguments on Thursday and reserved its judgement.
The verdict will be announced on February 17.
Zainab case: Accused confesses to more murders
On Monday, the ATC indicted Ali and started regular proceedings after the accused refused to accept the charges leveled against him in the challan submitted by the police. ATC judge Sajjad Ahmad also recorded statements of 20 prosecution witnesses during proceedings that lasted 11 hours.
According to the police investigation, Ali took Zainab to an under-construction house where he raped and killed her and later threw her body at a dumping site near her house. Zainab was kidnapped from near her aunt’s house in Kasur on January 4. Her body was discovered five days later.
The public demand for immediate arrest of the culprit resulted in an unprecedented search in which almost all law enforcement and secret agencies took part.