Convicted murderer sentenced to death

The Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced accused Zafar Mahmood, who was arrested in the famous murder case of Ratta Amral police station, to death penalty and imposed a fine of Rs1 million upon conviction.

The judge ordered that the accused be hanged until he dies. Zafar Mahmood was convicted for killing a citizen with a knife over a grudge.

The case had been registered in Ratta Amral police station in November 2019. The accused had fled after the incident but was later arrested.

In a separate case, the sessions court sentenced a drug supplier Rehan to nine years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of Rs100,000.