Murder convict sentenced to death in Sargodha

SARGODHA: A court sentenced a man to death sentence on Thursday for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha. The judgment was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal Ranjha.



The prosecution told the court that Ansar Iqbal, in connivance with Ghulam Murtaza, gunned down his uncle Muhammad Akram over a family dispute in 2016.

The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down a death sentence to Ansar and imposed a fine of Rs0.3 million on him.

However, the court acquitted the other co-accused, giving him the benefit of doubt.



Earlier, a court awarded death penalty to a convict for his involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad. Additional Sessions Judge Asadullah Siraj announced the verdict. 

Published in The Express Tribune, August 10^th, 2018.