Two get death penalty, another life term in murder case

Sessions court awarded death sentences to two accused and life term to another

JHANG: A sessions court awarded death sentences to two accused and a life term to another for their involvement in a murder case in Jhang. The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Azam Soraya.

The prosecution told the court that accused Nabi Bakhsh, Waris, Ghulam Abbas, Ismail, Naseem and Usman had gunned down Humayun and his son Ghulam Akbar in 2013. 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 Nabi Bakhsh and Waris along with a fine of Rs0.5 million each which would be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased.



The court also awarded life sentence to Usman and directed him to pay a fine of Rs0.1 million.

Meanwhile, the judge acquitted Ghulam Abbas, Ismail and Naseem in the case giving them the benefit of doubt.

Earlier, a sessions court awarded death sentence on two counts to an accused for his involvement in a double murder case in Faisalabad. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Azfar Sultan Abrar.

Convict Rizwan, a resident of Chak Jhumra, had gunned down his father Iqbal and sister Sumera over a domestic dispute. The local police registered a case against him and presented the challan before the court.

After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Rizwan along with a fine of Rs0.4 million.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2018.