A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday awarded a triple murder accused seven life terms and ordered confiscation of all his moveable and immoveable properties. The convict was additionally sentenced to a total of five more years in prison for other related offences along with a fine and compensation of Rs1.2 million.
Judge Amjad Ali Shah announced the verdict in the high-profile police encounter case of Dina Police Station, Jhelum, in which three police officers were martyred. The accused, Abid Ali Shah, son of Zulfiqar Shah, was found guilty.
Shah was travelling from Islamabad to Gujrat on June 12, 2024, accompanied by companions. Near the Turki Mor toll plaza, police had set up a checkpoint. When the accused's car, bearing registration number CH 632, approached the checkpoint, the police suspected the vehicle and signalled it to stop. However, the vehicle fled.
The police pursued the vehicle with two official cars. Upon reaching the Dina police jurisdiction, the accused opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle, resulting in the martyrdom of Head Constable Gulzar Ahmed, and Constables Mazhar Hussain, and Zeeshan Sadiq.
The accused fled into a nearby forest, but police managed to apprehend one suspect during the pursuit and recovered the assault rifle used in the attack.
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