DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Saddar police booked a youth for allegedly killing his elder brother and a girl over suspicion of relations between the two.
In her complaint to the police, Shahnaz Bibi said that she was present in the house of Khizar Abbas along with her son, Khurram Abbas, and daughter Dua Noor when Shan, the younger brother of Khizar, arrived and exchanged harsh words with his elder brother.
She alleged when the argument escalated, Shan pulled out a pistol and opened fire on Khizar, who was seriously injured.
When the accused fired again, she alleged Dua Noor came in front of him and was seriously injured after being hit by the bullets.
After the firing, the accused fled from the scene, she claimed. Both victims succumbed to their injuries and died on the spot.
According to the complainant, Shan suspected relations between his brother Khizar and Dua Noor, due to which hebecame enraged and shot both of them dead.
Upon receiving information, the Saddar police reached the scene, collected evidence, and initiated legal proceedings.
Police have registered a case on the complaint of the deceased girl’s mother and raids were ongoing to arrest the accused.
DEATH SENTENCE: District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ata Rabbani on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a murder case convict along with a fine of Rs500,000.
Convict Mujeebur Rehman, along with his accomplices, had murdered a young man, Muhammad Aamir, over a grudge related to litigation and fled with his accomplices.
The DG Khan Saddar police had arrested the accused, completed the challan and produced him before the court.
The judge found the convict guilty and awarded the death sentence as well as imposed a fine of Rs500,000 to be paid to the heirs, and ordered an additional six months’ imprisonment in case of non-payment of the fine.