Khanewal: An additional sessions court sentenced a man to death for murder. Additional Sessions Judge Kabirwala Sajeeda Akhtar convicted Muhammad Talha, son of Faqir Muhammad, resident of Kala Ke Minar, Tehsil and District Sheikhupura, in case No. 547/21 registered at Haveli Koranga police station under Section 302.
The court found him guilty of murdering Muhammad Nawaz. The convict was ordered to pay Rs 500,000 as compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased, failing which he will undergo an additional six months of imprisonment.
Under Section 337-F(vi) PPC, the court also ordered him to pay half arsh diyat amounting to about Rs 2,130,602, as per the government notification for fiscal year 2021-22, along with 14 years imprisonment.
All sentences will run concurrently. The court issued warrants directing the Superintendent of Khanewal District Jail to take the convict into custody and implement the court’s orders.