According to the prosecution, Muhammad Aslam, a resident of Faisal Town, his wife Salma Bibi and his son-in-law Muhammad Saeed had abducted *Saima on January 1, 2014 from outside her house.
*Saima was released after her family paid a Rs200,000 ransom.
Ashraf and Salma Bibi were sentenced to life imprisonment on two counts. The anti-terror court fined them Rs50,000 each and ordered that their property be confiscated.
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Ishtiaq Ahmad also issued a show cause notice to the Tandlianwala station house officer (SHO) for delay in registering the case against the men.
Muhammad Saeed, the third accused, was declared a proclaimed offender by the anti-terrorism court.
*Names have been changed to protect identities
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
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