Court awards death for murder

District

SARGODHA:An additional district and sessions court awarded death sentence to a man in a murder case, here on Monday.

The court sources said that on October 28, 2021, one Muhammad Abbas, a resident of Jinnah Colony, had gunned down his opponent, Muhammad Arshad Iqbal, over a minor dispute.

Jhal Chakian police had arrested the accused and presented challan against him in the court.

After proving the charges, Judge Muhammad Ijaz awarded death sentence, along with a fine of Rs 300,000 as compensation money, to the killer.

The killer was shifted to Sargodha jail for execution.