Model acquitted in murder case

The accused, who was previously sentenced to death, was allowed to walk free on the basis of lack of evidence

LAHORE:

A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) headed by Justice Shahram Sarwar Chaudhry acquitted model Azma Rao in the murder case of a fellow model.

The high court acquitted the accused, who was previously sentenced to death in the case, on the basis of lack of evidence.

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The model was sentenced to death by a sessions court in Lahore for killing a fellow model in 2015 after a Sherakot police station registered a case against her.

However, the model had challenged the death sentence in the high court, which ultimately led to her acquittal in the said case.