Death sentence awarded in murder case

By Bureau report
July 02, 2024
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PESHAWAR: Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Liaqat Ali on Monday awarded a death sentence to a man for the murder of senior lawyer Razaullah Khan.

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The court also fined the convict Rs500,000.According to the prosecution, Jabir Khan, son of Meraj Khan, killed his uncle senior lawyer Razaullah Khan, who was a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council, over a land dispute in the limits of East Cantonment Police Station in Peshawar Saddar in November 2022.

The police had arrested the accused and had submitted a challan after completing the investigation.In case of non-payment of the fine, the convict would have to undergo six months of additional imprisonment.

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