Crime: Death sentence for killing colleague

The court also directed the convict to pay Rs100,000 as compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.

FAISALABAD:
Additional Session Judge Aqil Hussain Chauhan on Tuesday awarded death sentenced to a murder accused. Madina Town police had arrested Ghulam Abbas, a resident of Fareed Town in Sahiwal, after he stabbed one of his colleagues, Muhammad Ehsan, few months ago at a factory. The court after recording evidence and adjudicating the arguments of both the parties found Abbas guilty under Section 302-B of the Pakistan Penal Code. The court also directed the convict to pay Rs100,000 as compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased.


Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2011.
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