Death sentence awarded to murderer of Army officer
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December 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday awarded death sentence to Baitullah and life imprisonment to Gul Siddique for the murder of Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year.
Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Warriach also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on both accused.
Major Laraib was murdered on November 21, 2019 when he was meeting his friend in Sector G-9 in Islamabad after finishing his duty. The accused were arrested next month by mobile phone tracing.
The court issued its written order Saturday; the judge noted police had recovered an empty shell of a 30-bore pistol from the crime scene.
Major Laraib murder: Court hands death sentence to one convict, life imprisonment to another
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Major Laraib was shot to death on November 21, 2019.
Police arrested them with the help of mobile tracing.
Both accused were also imposed a fine of Rs500,000.
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court convicted two men Baitullah and Gul Siddique for killing Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year, The News reported on Sunday.
Major Laraib was shot to death on November 21, 2019, when he was meeting his friend in Sector G-9 in Islamabad. The army officer was meeting his friend after his duty timings were over. Police had arrested suspects a month after the crime was committed by tracing their mobile phones.
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