IHC terminates appeal against accused’s sentence

Islamabad

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday terminated the appeals against sentence of main accused Usman Mirza in a case pertaining torture on couple at a local guest house in sector E-11.

A two-member bench announced the verdict and maintained the judgment of the trial court.

It may be mentioned here that previously a local court had awarded imprisonment sentence to Usman Mirza, Atta ur Rehman, Qayyum Butt, Mohib Bangash and Farhan Shaheen in a case pertaining torture on a boy and girl, and making their videos.

The court, however, had acquitted two accused including Umar Bilal and Rehan.

The accused had challenged the verdict to the IHC.