Gizri rapist given double death sentence

Anti-terrorism court awards double death sentence to Sher Khan for raping, murdering a four-year-old girl.

KARACHI: The anti-terrorism court has awarded a double death sentence to Sher Khan, a 22-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Karachi.

The incident had taken place in July this year in the Gizri area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the clifton police station.

Investigation into the case revealed that Khan had murdered the girl and dumped her body in a garbage tank, after which he had joined in the search for the girl to avoid suspicion.

He later made the claim of discovering the victim's body and participated in the protest against the crime committed against the girl.

“I was distracted by the devil at that time,” Sher Khan confessed to the police. “I was not thinking of the consequences.”

The Clifton police said that victim knew Sher Khan and she called him “chachu” or uncle. Khan lives in the same street as the victim's family, is the lone breadearner for his family. His father is dead and his mother is physically challenged. He has three younger siblings and they hail from Loralai.