A heavy police force deployed at a Rawalpindi court complex as the court gives Farrukh Khokhar life imprisonment in the Majid Satti murder case. SCREEN GRAB
RAWALPINDI:
A court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday sentenced Farrukh Khokhar to life imprisonment in the killing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Majid Satti, almost four years after the killing.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Afshan Ejaz Safi announced the verdict. Shortly before the verdict was handed down, court staff ordered Khokhar to be taken into custody to prevent any attempt to escape. He was immediately handcuffed after the verdict and ordered transferred to Adiala prison under tight security.
A heavy police force was deployed at the courthouse, where a large crowd had gathered ahead of the verdict. The prosecution accused Khokhar and his co-accused of murdering Majid Satti on 23 August 2022. The case was registered at Sadiqabad police station.
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According to the prosecution, Satti was murdered on August 23, 2022, after trying to stop the alleged illegal occupation of a plot of land. He was ambushed by motorcycle-riding gunmen outside his business on Sixth Road in Rawalpindi, within the limits of Sadiqabad Police Station.
Police said the attackers opened fire as he left the premises. Although Satti was shot in the leg, he died of excessive blood loss while being rushed to the hospital. Investigators later collected forensic evidence and CCTV footage as part of the investigation.
The case was registered at Sadiqabad police station.
Khokhar is the son of the late Taji Khokhar, a prominent political figure in Rawalpindi who was widely regarded as a close associate of President Asif Ali Zardari. Satti, the victim in the case, was associated with PTI.
