The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Quetta, awarded life imprisonment to Balochistan Assembly member and former federal minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, his son Sardar Khan Rind and four other people for allegedly kidnapping a man and playing truant with the court.
A case was registered at Shoran police station in 2009 against Yar Mohammad Rind, who is also chief of the Rind tribe, his son former district Nazim Sardar Khan Rind and other accomplices. In the FIR they were accused of kidnapping Imamudin in 2009 from Sanni. Despite frequent notices, none of the accused turned up for court hearings.
ATC Judge Aminuddin Bazai convicted the six accused on charges of kidnapping, and awarded them life imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 each. The court also awarded Rind ten years imprisonment and fined him Rs50,000 for ignoring court notices.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2011.
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