Iqbal told the judge he feared for his life. He said the culprits pressured him to withdraw the complaint. PHOTO: anheimblog
LAHORE:
A district and sessions court on Thursday sentenced two convicts to double life imprisonment each for murdering a man and a woman over a refusal to marry and dumping their bodies in a drum.
Additional Sessions Judge Shoaib Anwar Qureshi announced the verdict at the Lahore District and Sessions Court after the conclusion of the trial.
The convicts, identified as Kulsoom Bibi and Ali Hassan, were awarded two counts of life imprisonment each for the murders of Farzana and Amanat.
According to the prosecution, the motive behind the crime was a dispute arising out of a refusal to marry.
The accused allegedly murdered the victims in Sheikhupura in 2023.
Investigations revealed that after committing the crime, the convicts placed the bodies in a drum and transported them to Lahore where they were dumped in the Nishtar Colony area in an attempt to hide the offence.
The case was registered by Nishtar Colony Police Station under charges of murder after the bodies were found.
During the trial, prosecutor Shabbir Ahmed Khan presented 16 witnesses to substantiate the charges against the accused.
The court examined the evidence, including testimony and investigative results, before concluding the trial.
After finding the prosecution’s case proved beyond reasonable doubt, the court handed down the sentences to both convicts.
The detailed verdict is expected to outline the court’s findings regarding the motive, evidence and circumstances of the double murder.
